Susanna: Meaning and Origin

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Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew

Lily, rose

Finnish

Italian

Variant of Hebrew Susannah. In the apocryphal Book of Tobit Susannah courageously defended herself against wrongful accusation. White lilies grew in the Biblical city of Susa in Persia.

Syllables

Themes

Biblical

Alternate Spellings of Susanna

Suzetta, Sueanne, Sue

Pronunciation

s(u)-sanna, sus(an)-na