Meaning, origin and history of the name Susanne

Gender Feminine

Pronounced Pron. /zu.ˈza.nə/ (German) soo-SAN-neh (Danish) /sʉ.ˈsɑn.nə/ (Norwegian) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

German and Scandinavian form of Susanna.

VariantsSusanna (Swedish) Susanna (Finnish) Susan, Susanna, Suzan, Suzanna, Suzanne (English)

DiminutivesSusann, Suse, Susi (German) Sanne, Susann, Sussi (Danish) Sanna, Susann (Swedish) Susann (Norwegian) Sanna, Sanni (Finnish) Sookie, Sue, Suki, Sukie, Susie, Suz, Suzi, Suzie, Suzy (English)

Other Languages & CulturesSuzana (Albanian) Sawsan (Arabic) Shushan, Susanna, Syuzanna, Shushanik, Syuzi (Armenian) Susanna, Susannah (Biblical) Sousanna (Biblical Greek) Shoshanna (Biblical Hebrew) Susanna (Biblical Latin) Susanna (Catalan) Suzana (Croatian) Zuzana, Zuzanka, Zuzka (Czech) Susanna, Suzanne, Sanne, Suus, Suze (Dutch) Súsanna (Faroese) Suzanne, Suzette, Suzy (French) Shoshana (Hebrew) Zsuzsanna, Zsazsa, Zsuzsa, Zsuzsi (Hungarian) Súsanna, Sunna (Icelandic) Susanna (Italian) Sanita, Zane, Zuzanna (Latvian) Zuzana (Lithuanian) Suzana (Macedonian) Huhana (Māori) Zuzanna, Zula, Zuza, Zuzia (Polish) Susana (Portuguese) Suzana (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Susanna, Syuzanna (Russian) Suzana (Serbian) Zuzana, Zuza, Zuzanka, Zuzka (Slovak) Suzana (Slovene) Susana, Susanita (Spanish) Susanna (Ukrainian)

classic mature formal wholesome refined simple serious

Austria: September 20

Austria: December 19

Finland: August 11

Germany: August 11

Norway: July 16