Susanna

Where Susanna comes from

From Ancient Greek Σουσάννα (Sousánna), the New Testament form of Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Susanna
  • Hebrew
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #352 among girls — 21 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1884
    Peak, #331
    35 babies named Susanna — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1957
    Susanna Tamaro born
    Italian writer
  4. 1959
    Susanna Clarke born
    British author
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Susanna Tamaro · Italian writer, born 1957
  • Susanna Clarke · British author, born 1959
  • Susanna Hoffs · American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress, born 1959
  • Susanna Thompson · American actress, born 1958
  • Susanna Agnelli · Italian politician, businesswoman and writer, 1922–2009

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.