Susan at a glance
- Meaning
- “lily”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Pronunciation
- SOO-zun
- Nicknames
- Sue, Susie, Suzy
- Other forms
- Susanna, Suzanne, Susana, Shoshana
Where the name Susan comes from
Susan is the English form of Susanna, from the Hebrew name Shoshannah, which comes from a word for a lily or similar flower. Susanna appears in the Bible, both in the Gospel of Luke and in a story added to the Book of Daniel. It was one of the most popular girls’ names in Britain and the US in the 1950s.
Famous people named Susan
- Susan Sarandon (actress)