Susan
SOO-zən
A classic feminine name most commonly understood as meaning “lily.”
Meaning
In the excerpts, Susan is grouped with Susanna and related forms and glossed as “lily.” That reflects the long-standing Christian-name tradition linking Susan to the Hebrew name Shoshannah, often rendered as lily or lotus in older naming books. One excerpt also notes Susan as a source for the diminutive Sukey.
Origin
HebrewEnglishfeminine
Fun fact
One 19th-century source notes that Sukey is a diminutive of Susan.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.