Details for the forename Susanna

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Susanna (female)


Variants:	Shusanna (F) Susanne (F) Susanney (F) Suzanne (F) Zsuzsanna (F) Zuzana (F) Zuzanna (F)
Diminutive(s):	Sanna (F)
Pet Name(s):	Sue (F) Sukie (F) Susie (F) Suzie (F) Suzy (F)
Derivative(s):	Shannah (F) Susan (F)
Can be spelt:	Susannah (F) Suzanna (F) Suzannah (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	European form of Hebrew "lily"; NT Luke 8:3. The spelling Susannah is used in the Old Testament. The spelling variant Shusanna occurs occasionally in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire [cf. Susan/Shusan]. This spelling may be common in older Scottish records and should be considered when searching indexes. Other spellings occur rarely but should be covered by a Soundex search. Sanna is a Scandinavian short form. In Norwegian and Swedish it means "true".