MEANING & HISTORY
What does Suzanne mean?
Suzanne is the French form of Susanna, ultimately Hebrew Shoshannah. The traditional flower interpretation is usually given as lily, though older botanical identifications have been discussed. French spelling supplies the z sound and final form.
Suzanne and Susan share history without being identical exact names. Suzette is a familiar derivative.
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Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
The cited sources trace Suzanne through French / Hebrew.
Wiktionary records Suzanne as a personal name in English.
Dictionary accounts by language
English
Wiktionary: Suzanne (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Suzanne
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Suzanne Amazoi
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Similar names to Suzanne
Explore names with a similar opening or ending.
- Anne♂♀Grace; form of Anna and Hannah
- Arianne♀Variant of Ariane, from Greek Ariadne
- Dianne♀Variant of Diane, from Latin Diana
- Janne♂♀Familiar John-family form with masculine and feminine histories
- Jeanne♀God is gracious; French form of Joanna
- Joanne♀Joanna-family form; God is gracious
- Johanne♀God is gracious; feminine Joanna-family form
- Julianne♀Juliana-family form, or Julie combined with Anne
What rhymes with Suzanne?
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- Wikidata
- 1 person record with this given name · Q13138161 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.