Susan
A female given name from Hebrew.
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Susa.
Origin
Etymology tree English Susa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Susan From Susa + -an.
Proper noun
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- Susan and she - God rest all Christian souls! - / Were of an age. Well, Susan is with God; / She was too good for me. - c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr....
- "With all my heart, though I have not an idea who little Susan may be. But I have a kindness for all Susans, for simple Susan's sake. - 1855, Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South, Bernhard Tauchnitz, published 1855, page...
- My own 'reaction' to the name Susan is a vision of a sturdy young woman garbed in 'print' and armed with a mop or other domestic implement, a picture compounded of a succession of domestic Susans passing before the eyes...
Origin
English form of the biblical Susanna, from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”), ultimately from Egyptian z:S:n-M9 (zšn).
Forms
Related
Susanna Susannah Susanne Suzanna Suzannah Suzanne Sue Susie Susy Suze Suzi Suzie Suzy Zan Susan B. Anthony
Derived
Noun
- A person from the ancient city of Susa.