# Susan

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{{About|the given name}}
{{Infobox given name
| name = Susan
| image =Stamp of Indonesia - 2004 - Colnect 384870 - Flora - Nelumbo nucifera.jpeg
| caption =Stamp of [Indonesia](/source/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](/source/Lily), Pure, [Lotus flower](/source/Lotus_flower)
| region = 
| origin = [Egyptian](/source/Egyptian_language), [Persian](/source/Persian_language),  [Greek](/source/Greek_language), and [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language)
| related names = [Sue](/source/Sue_(name)), [Suellen](/source/Suellen), [Susie](/source/Susie_(disambiguation)), [Susannah](/source/Susannah_(given_name)), [Suzanne](/source/Suzanne_(given_name)), [Zuzana](/source/Zuzana), [Zuzu](/source/Zuzu_(given_name))
| popularity = Susan
| wikt  = 
| image_size=
}}

'''Susan''' is a feminine given name, the usual English version of [Susanna](/source/Susanna_(given_name)) or [Susannah](/source/Susannah_(given_name)). All are versions of the [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language) name [Shoshana](/source/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](/source/Susana_(given_name)), [Susanna](/source/Susanna_(given_name)) (or Suzanna), [Susannah](/source/Susannah_(given_name)), [Suzana](/source/Suzana), Suzannah
* [Susann](/source/Susann), [Sussan](/source/Sussan_(given_name)), [Suzan](/source/Suzan_(given_name)), Suzann, [Souzan](/source/Souzan)
* [Susanne](/source/Susanne_(given_name)), [Suzanne](/source/Suzanne_(given_name))
* [Suzette](/source/Suzette_(given_name))
* [Susie](/source/Susie_(disambiguation)), [Suzy](/source/Suzy_(given_name))

==Nicknames==
Common [nickname](/source/nickname)s for Susan include:
* [Sue](/source/Sue_(disambiguation)), [Susie](/source/Susie_(disambiguation)), Susi (German), [Suzi](/source/Suzi_(disambiguation)), [Suzy](/source/Suzy_(disambiguation)), [Suzie](/source/Suzie_(disambiguation)), [Suze](/source/Suze_(disambiguation)), [Sanna](/source/Sanna_(name)), [Suzie](/source/Suzie), [Sookie](/source/Sookie), [Sukie](/source/Sukie_(disambiguation)), Sukey, Subo, Suus (Dutch), Shanti

==In other languages== 
* [Albanian](/source/Albanian_language) and {{langx|ro|[Suzana](/source/Suzana)}}
* {{langx|am|ሶስና|Sosna}}
* {{langx|ar|سوسن|[Sawsan](/source/Sawsan)}}, or {{langx|ar|سوزان|[Sūzān](/source/Souzan)|label=none}}
* {{langx|hy|Շուշան|Šušan}}
* {{langx|aii|label=[Assyrian](/source/Sureth)|ܫܘܫܢ|Shushan}}, or {{langx|aii|ܫܘܫܢܬ|Shushaneh|label=none}}
* {{langx|az|Süsən}}
* {{langx|bn|সুসান|Sausan}}, or {{langx|bn|সূজ়ন|Suzon|label=none}}
* [Catalan](/source/Catalan_language), [Estonian](/source/Estonian_language) and {{langx|it|[Susanna](/source/Susanna_(given_name))}}
* {{langx|zh|苏珊|Sūshān}}
** {{langx|yue|蘇珊|Sou{{sup|1}}saan{{sup|1}}}}
* [Czech](/source/Czech_language) and {{langx|sk|[Zuzana](/source/Zuzana)}}
* [Danish](/source/Danish_language) and {{langx|no|[Susanne](/source/Susanne_(given_name))}}
* [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) and {{langx|id|Susan}}
* {{langx|fr|[Suzanne](/source/Suzanne_(given_name))}}
* {{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](/source/Shoshana)}}; often shortened to {{langx|he|שוש|Shosh|label=none}}, or {{langx|he|שושי|Shoshi|label=none}}
* {{langx|hu|[Zsuzsanna](/source/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](/source/Huhana)}}
* {{langx|fa|سوسن|[Sousan](/source/Sousan)}} {{small|or}} {{Transliteration|fa|Susan}}
** {{langx|tg|Савсан|Savsan}}, or {{langx|tg|Сӯсан|Sūsan|label=none}}
* {{langx|pl|Zuzanna}}
* {{langx|pt|[Susana](/source/Susana_(given_name))}} or {{lang|pt|Açucena}}
* {{langx|sr-Cyrl|Сузана|Suzana}}
* {{langx|es|Susana}} or {{lang|es|[Azucena](/source/Azucena_(name))}}
* {{langx|sv|Susanna}}, {{lang|sv|Sanna}} or {{lang|sv|Susanne}}
* {{langx|ru|Сюзанна|Syuzanna}}
* {{langx|tr|[Suzan](/source/Suzan_(given_name))}}
* {{langx|uk|Сусанна|Susanna}}
* {{langx|ur|کنول|Kanul|Lotus}}

==See also==
* [List of people with given name Susan](/source/List_of_people_with_given_name_Susan)
* [Black-eyed Susan (disambiguation)](/source/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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Category:English feminine given names
Category:Feminine given names
Category:Given names derived from plants or flowers
Category:Persian feminine given names

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