Meaning of name Susan

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Meaning

The name Susan has the following meaning:

One who resembles the lily flower.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Susan as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby girl name, Susan is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 514 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Susan fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 51 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 763 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Susan in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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See worldwide popularity rankings of Susan as a baby name (outside USA)

Pronunciation

The name Susan is pronounced as su-zun

Origins

Susan originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Susan and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Susan: Boys - Abel, Ismael, Jaron, Javion, Rahsaan, Tobin, Girls - Alize, Anneliese, Bethel, Beulah, Iyana, Kaila, Kenia, Miriam, Moriah, Noma, Sarahi, Shawna, Both genders - Ariel, Jason

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Susan: Sawsan, Shu Shu, Sioux, Siouxsie, Siusan, Sonel, Soosan, Soosanna, Sosan, Sosana, Sosanna, Suanny, Sue, Suesan, Suesann, Suesonne, Sueva, Suezanne, Suisan, Suke, Sukee, Sukey, Sukie, Sunel, Susana, Susanetta, Susanita (Spanish), Susanka, Susann (German), Susanna, Susannagh, Susannah, Susanne (German), Suse (German), Susee, Susen, Susette, Susi, Susie, Suson, Susy, Suzan, Suzana (Slavic), Suzane, Suzanna, Suzannah, Suzanne (French), Suze, Suzee, Suzetta, Suzette (French), Suzie, Suzon, Suzy, Suzzanne, Syuzanna (Russian), Zanne, Zannie, Zsuzsa (Hungarian), Zsuzsanna (Hungarian), Zsuzsi (Hungarian), Zuzana (Czech), Zuzanna (Polish)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Susan are: Sue, Susie, Sukie, Suze

Style

We think the name Susan should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Susan to be: Pleasant and down to earth woman

In one word, you might describe Susan as a(n) "pleasant" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Susan (or its variants) are:

Susan Sarandon, born on 4 October, a famous actress. Susan Sarandon's background: An Academy Award-winning American actress. She has worked in films and television since 1970, and won an Oscar for her performance in the 1995 film, Dead Man Walking.

Susan Margaret Collins , born on 7 December, a famous politician. Susan Margaret Collins 's background: An American politician, the junior U.S. Senator from Maine and a Republican.

Susan Sontag , born on 16 January, a famous theorist. Susan Sontag 's background: An American literary theorist, novelist, filmmaker, and political activist.