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