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Susan

Hebrew via Greek and Latin (form of Susanna) · F
“lily”
Where it comes from
shoshannah (שׁוֹשַׁנָּה), 'lily'
Also known as
Susanna and Suzanne (fuller forms), Zuzana (Czech/Slovak), Susanne (German)
Fun Fact
The same Hebrew root for 'lily' also gives the fuller name Susanna, which appears in the biblical Apocrypha as a woman falsely accused, one of the earliest courtroom-drama narratives in Western literature.
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