Girl's name
Súsanna
“SOO-sa-na”
from Hebrew shoshannah, a lily
The story behind the name
From the Hebrew woman falsely accused and saved by Daniel when he showed her accusers to be liars. Another name the Anglo-Normans brought in.
Famous people with this name
- Susanna Drury (1698–1770) — Irish artist
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Súsanna on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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