Meaning Of A Susan

The popular name susan doesn t occur at all in the bible.

Meaning of a susan. Although susan had her heyday from the thirties to the sixties and is now common among moms and new grandmas and though most modern parents would prefer susanna susannah we have spotted some flickers of interest in a revival. If she does help her out. In the apocryphal book of tobit susannah was a beautiful woman of courage who defended her innocence against wrongful accusation.

It is more often used as a girl female name. Susan meaning of susan. In persia one city susa was named after the lily flowers that grew there in plenty.

Susan is a feminine given name from persian lily flower from egyptian sšn and coptic shoshen meaning lotus flower from hebrew shoshana meaning lily in modern hebrew this also means rose and a flower in general from greek sousanna from latin susanna from old french susanne. And according to hebrew roots it is derived from the words meaning to be joyful. Susan is a contraction of the english german and italian name susanna.

Short form of susanna and susannah. Susan is a great person but doesn t always know it. S usan as a girls name is pronounced soo zun.

What does susan mean. She knows it s there but sometimes needs a little encouragement to see it. People having the name susan are in general originating from austria belgium denmark france germany ireland israel malta netherlands switzerland united kingdom united states of america.

Pronounce susan 2 syll. Etymology of the name susan nah. Su san sus an the baby girl name susan is pronounced as s uw zahn.