Susanna

"Suzanna" redirects here. For the actress, see Suzzanna.

Susanna

Gender	Female
Origin
Meaning	lily, anemone, true beauty
Other names
Alternative spelling	Susannah, Suzanna, Suzannah, Susana, Suzana
Related names	Susan, Suzanne

Susanna is a feminine first name. It is not very common in the USA, and is found there predominantly among the American Jewish community. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible. It is often spelled Susannah, although Susanna is the original spelling which is usually a common mistake. It is derived from Σουσάννα (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew שושנה Shoshannah, which could have been derived from the Aramaic_language. ܫܘܫܢ (Shoshan) means lily (from Lilium family) in Syriac and Assyrian languages. سوسن (Susan) is the Persian spelling of this name. The spelling Susanna is used in Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands and Finland, as well as in the English-speaking world. The spelling Zuzana is used in Czech Republic and Slovakia and spelling Zsuzsanna in Hungary. In nearby Polish it is Zuzanna. Even though very uncommon, it is also spelt Susana in Spain and Portugal, where it is more common.

The name may refer to:

People

• Susanna Clarke, British author
• Susannah Johnson, (born 1990) American junior-level gymnast
• Susanna Hall, William Shakespeare's first daughter
• Susanna Maiolo (born 1984), Italo-Swiss attacker of Pope Benedict XVI
• Susanna Mälkki, Finniah cellist and conductor
• Suzanna Sablairolles, Dutch actor
• Susanna Tamaro, Italian author

suzannah means sex

Other

• Susanna (Book of Daniel), a portion of the Book of Daniel and its protagonist
• Susanna (disciple), one of women associated with the ministry of Jesus of Nazarath
• Saint Susanna, see Saints Tiburtius and Susanna
• Susanna (Handel), an oratorio by George Frideric Handel
• Suzanna (1923 film), a silent film
• Susanna (film), a 2000 Indian Malayalam film
• "Susannah's Still Alive", a single by The Kinks
• Susannah, 1955 opera by Carlisle Floyd

See also

• Susan (given name)
• Susanne (given name)
• Suzanne
• Sanna (name)
• All pages beginning with Susanna