Susan

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/ˈsuː.zən//ˈsuː.zɪn/archaic/ˈsjuː-/

proper noun

A female given name from Hebrew.

OriginEgyptian z:S:n-M9 →
CommonScrabble 5
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Meanings

Susan1

proper nounSusan (plural Susans)

plural Susans

  1. 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. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]
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    "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 382

    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 of early childhood. […] It is symptomatic of the game of general post now being played by the classes and the masses that Susan is taking refuge, with Betty, Peggy, Jane and Ann, among the aristocracy, while Gladys and Muriel reign below stairs,

    1932, Ernest Weekley, Words and Names, J.Murray, page 84

    Susan, they called her. They chose a name that resembled the name she had come with, Sooki, and also it was a comfortable sound for Iranians to pronounce. "Su-san!" Maryam would sing when she went in to get her from her nap. "Su-Su-Su!" Even on issues pertaining to their daughter, the Yazdans took a very different approach. Imagine changing that charming name, Sooki, part of her native heritage, to plain old Susan!

    2006, Anne Tyler, Digging to America, Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, pages 10, 62

    Advertisers from both sides in the officially nonpartisan contest have already combined to spend more than $70 million on the 2025 race, according to data from the ad tracking firm AdImpact. Supporters of the liberal candidate, Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford, have outspent supporters of the conservative candidate, Waukesha County Circuit Judge Brad Schimel, by about $40 million to $33 million.

    2025 March 29, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, “Musk flexes influence as Wisconsin Supreme Court race smashes spending records”, in CNN, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025

Susan2

adjectiveSusan (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableOf or pertaining to the ancient city of Susa.
nounSusan (plural Susans)

plural Susans

  1. historicalA person from the ancient city of Susa.

SUSAN3

proper noun
  1. abbreviationacronymcomputer graphicsAcronym of Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus.

Origin

Susan · proper noun

  1. Egyptianz:S:n-M9
  2. EnglishSusan

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

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Susan · adjective, noun

From Susa + -an.

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Translations

Arabic سْوْزَان
  • سْوْزَان (swzān)female given name
Chinese Mandarin 蘇珊 /苏珊
  • 蘇珊 /苏珊 (Sūshān)female given name
Czech Zuzana
  • Zuzanafemale given name
Danish Susanne
  • Susannefemale given name
Esperanto Susana
  • Susanafemale given name
Finnish Susanna
  • Susannafemale given name
French Suzanne
  • Suzannefemale given name
German Susanne
  • Susannefemale given name
Greek Σουζάνα, Σουσάννα
  • Σουζάνα (Souzána)female given name
  • Σουσάννα (Sousánna)female given name
  • Σούζαν (Soúzan)female given name
Hawaiian Kukana
  • Kukanafemale given name
Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה
  • שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (shoshána)female given name
Hungarian Zsuzsanna, Zsuzsa
  • Zsuzsannafemale given name
  • Zsuzsafemale given name
Icelandic Súsanna
  • Súsannafemale given name
Italian Susanna
  • Susannafemale given name
Japanese スーザン
  • スーザン (Sūzan)female given name
Korean 수잔
  • 수잔 (Sujan)female given name
Latvian Zuzanna
  • Zuzannafemale given name
Lithuanian Suzana
  • Suzanafemale given name
Māori Hūhana
  • Hūhanafemale given name
Norwegian Susanne
  • Susannefemale given name
Persian سوزان
  • سوزان (suzân)female given name
Polish Zuzanna
  • Zuzannafemale given name
Portuguese Susana
  • Susanafemale given name
Russian Суса́нна, Сюза́нна
  • Суса́нна (Susánna)female given name
  • Сюза́нна (Sjuzánna)female given name
  • Сью́зан (Sʹjúzan)female given name
Slovak Zuzana
  • Zuzanafemale given name
Spanish Susana
  • Susanafemale given name
Swedish Susanna
  • Susannafemale given name
Turkish Suzan
  • Suzanfemale given name
Welsh Siwsan
  • Siwsanfemale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NaussnasusAnsusunass
Cite this entry
APA

Susan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Susan

MLA

“Susan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Susan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Susan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Susan.

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