{{About|the given name}} {{Infobox given name | name = Susan | image =Stamp of Indonesia - 2004 - Colnect 384870 - Flora - Nelumbo nucifera.jpeg | caption =Stamp of Indonesia with lotus flowers. The name Susan is derived from the Hebrew shoshan, meaning lotus flower in Egyptian. | pronunciation = Soo-zen | gender = Female | meaning = Lily, Pure, Lotus flower | region = | origin = Egyptian, Persian, Greek, and Hebrew | related names = Sue, Suellen, Susie, Susannah, Suzanne, Zuzana, Zuzu | popularity = Susan | wikt = | image_size= }}
'''Susan''' is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or Susannah. All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew ''shoshan'', meaning ''lotus flower'' in Egyptian, original derivation, and several other languages.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gardiner |first=Alan H. |date=1936 |title=The Egyptian Origin of Some English Personal Names |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/594666 |journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society |volume=56 |issue=2 |pages=189–197 |doi=10.2307/594666|jstor=594666|issn=0003-0279|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |date=2006|title=Oxford Dictionary of First Names |url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=253–254 |isbn=0-19-861060-2}}</ref>
==Variations== * Susana, Susanna (or Suzanna), Susannah, Suzana, Suzannah * Susann, Sussan, Suzan, Suzann, Souzan * Susanne, Suzanne * Suzette * Susie, Suzy
==Nicknames== Common nicknames for Susan include: * Sue, Susie, Susi (German), Suzi, Suzy, Suzie, Suze, Sanna, Suzie, Sookie, Sukie, Sukey, Subo, Suus (Dutch), Shanti
==In other languages== * Albanian and {{langx|ro|Suzana}} * {{langx|am|ሶስና|Sosna}} * {{langx|ar|سوسن|Sawsan}}, or {{langx|ar|سوزان|Sūzān|label=none}} * {{langx|hy|Շուշան|Šušan}} * {{langx|aii|label=Assyrian|ܫܘܫܢ|Shushan}}, or {{langx|aii|ܫܘܫܢܬ|Shushaneh|label=none}} * {{langx|az|Süsən}} * {{langx|bn|সুসান|Sausan}}, or {{langx|bn|সূজ়ন|Suzon|label=none}} * Catalan, Estonian and {{langx|it|Susanna}} * {{langx|zh|苏珊|Sūshān}} ** {{langx|yue|蘇珊|Sou{{sup|1}}saan{{sup|1}}}} * Czech and {{langx|sk|Zuzana}} * Danish and {{langx|no|Susanne}} * Dutch and {{langx|id|Susan}} * {{langx|fr|Suzanne}} * {{langx|de|Susanne}}, {{langx|de|Susann}} or {{lang|de|Susanna}} ** {{langx|de-CH|Susen}} * {{langx|el|Σουζάνα|Souzána}}, {{langx|el|Σωσσάνα|Sōssána|label=none}}, or {{langx|el|Σουσάννα|Sousánna|label=none}} * {{langx|he|שושנה|Shoshana}}; often shortened to {{langx|he|שוש|Shosh|label=none}}, or {{langx|he|שושי|Shoshi|label=none}} * {{langx|hu|Zsuzsanna}} * {{langx|ja|スーザン|Sūzan}} * {{langx|ko|수잔|Sujan}} * {{langx|ku|Sosna}} or {{lang|ku|Swesne}} * {{langx|lv|Zuzanna}} or {{lang|lv|Zane}} * {{langx|ml|ശോഷണം|Shoshannam}} * {{langx|mi|Huhana}} * {{langx|fa|سوسن|Sousan}} {{small|or}} {{Transliteration|fa|Susan}} ** {{langx|tg|Савсан|Savsan}}, or {{langx|tg|Сӯсан|Sūsan|label=none}} * {{langx|pl|Zuzanna}} * {{langx|pt|Susana}} or {{lang|pt|Açucena}} * {{langx|sr-Cyrl|Сузана|Suzana}} * {{langx|es|Susana}} or {{lang|es|Azucena}} * {{langx|sv|Susanna}}, {{lang|sv|Sanna}} or {{lang|sv|Susanne}} * {{langx|ru|Сюзанна|Syuzanna}} * {{langx|tr|Suzan}} * {{langx|uk|Сусанна|Susanna}} * {{langx|ur|کنول|Kanul|Lotus}}
==See also== * List of people with given name Susan * Black-eyed Susan (disambiguation)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{wiktionary|Susan}} *[http://www.balashon.com/2009/03/shoshana.html Etymology of Hebrew "shoshana" – basis of the name "Susan"]
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