Where does “Susana” come from?
Susana (Ingrian) comes from Russian Сусанна, from Old Church Slavonic Соусана, from Ancient Greek Σουσάννα, from Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה, from Egyptian zšn — lotus flower.
Ancestry of “Susana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Сусанна | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | Соусана | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σουσάννα | Susanna |
| 4 | Hebrew | שׁוֹשַׁנָּה | rose, or lily; lily |
| 5 | Egyptian | zšn | lotus flower |