Overview
Susan is typically a feminine given name, meaning lotus flower in several languages.
Variations
Susana (given name), Susanna (or Suzanna), Susannah, Suzana, Suzannah
Susann, Suzan, Suzann
Susanne (given name), Suzanne
Susanne (given name)
Suzan (given name)
Suzanne
Suzette (given name)
Suzy (given name)
Nicknames
Common nicknames for Susan include:
Sue, Susie, Susi (German), Suzi, Suzy, Suzie, Suze, Poosan, Sanna, Suzie, Sookie, Sukie, Sukey, Subo, Suus (Dutch), Shanti
In other languages
(Sousan, Susan)
(Savsan), (Sūsan)
(Sawsan)
(Šušan)
(Sushan)
Sujan in Korean (수잔)
蘇珊 in Cantonese (Soshan)
Suzanne in French
Susan in Dutch
Susanne in German (also Susanna), Danish and Norwegian
Shoshana (often shortened to Shosh, Shoshi)
Shoshannam in Malayalam
Zsuzsanna in Hungarian
Susanna in Italian
(Sūzan)
Susanna, Sanna and Susanne in Swedish
Zuzanna or Zane in Latvian
Zuzana in Czech and Slovak
Zuzanna in Polish
Susana in Portuguese, Spanish, along with a newly invented form Azucena (the modern Spanish word for "lily")
সুসান (Sausan) or সূজ়ন (Suzon) in Bengali
Susanna in Catalan
Suzana in Romanian
Susanna in Estonian
Сузана (Suzana) in Serbian
Susen in Switzerland
Сюзанна (Syuzanna) in Russian
Σουζάνα (Souzana) or Σωσσάνα (Sosana) or Σουσάννα (Sousanna) in Greek
ܫܘܫܢ or ܫܘܫܢܬ (Shushan or Shushaneh) in Assyrian/Chaldean/Aramaic/Syriac
Suzan in Turkish
Сусанна (Susanna) in Ukrainian
(Kanul = Lotus)
Süsən in Azerbaijani
ሶስና in Amharic
Is actually composed of two word. Sy - eyes, and Zana - Goddess. It means Eyes of a Goddess. It is an original Albanian name. It is not related to Susan but it is common practice when translating books and TV shows to Albanian to convert Susan to Syzana.
Huhana in Maori
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