Etymology

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Today it means: A female given name from Hebrew. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Σουσάννα ← Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromשׁוֹשַׁנָּה“lily”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣουσάννα
  3. English todaySusanna

From Ancient Greek Σουσάννα (Sousánna), the New Testament form of Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”).

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