Susan

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Susan^¹

/ˈsuː.zən/
/ˈsuː.zɪn/
/ˈsjuː-/ archaic

Rhymes with -uːzən

Where it comes from

English form of the biblical Susanna, from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”), ultimately from Egyptian z:S:n-M9 (zšn).

proper noun Susans

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.

Susan^²

adjective

historical, not comparable Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Susa.

noun Susans

historical A person from the ancient city of Susa.

SUSAN^³

proper noun

abbreviation, acronym Acronym of Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: anne, susanne, marie, suzanne, linda, susie, suzie, wonderful, victor, sue, susana, suzan, suzy, susanna, suzette, zuzanna

Translations

Every language

name female given name

Español	Susana
한국어	수잔 Sujan
日本語	スーザン Sūzan
中文	蘇珊 /苏珊 Sūshān
Português	Susana
Français	Suzanne
Deutsch	Susanne
Italiano	Susanna
Ελληνικά	Σουζάνα Souzána, Σουσάννα Sousánna, Σούζαν Soúzan
Русский	Суса́нна Susánna, Сюза́нна Sjuzánna, Сью́зан Sʹjúzan
العربية	سْوْزَان swzān
עברית	שׁוֹשַׁנָּה shoshána

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@misc{susan_2026,
  title = {Susan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/susan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}