Susanna

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

Susanna

Gender	Female
Origin
Meaning	lily, anemone, true beauty
Other names
Alternative spelling	[Susannah (given name)
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. 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 spelled Susana in Spain and Portugal, where it is more common.

The name may refer to:

People

• Susanna Clarke, British author
• 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

Other

• Susanna (Book of Daniel), a portion of the Book of Daniel and its protagonist
• Susanna (disciple), one of the 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
• Suzanne or Susanna, a song by The Art Company (also known as VOF de Kunst)

See also

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