Susanne

Susanne

1. A female given name from German [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], variant of Susan.

Susanne

1. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Susan

• Sanne, Susan, Sussi, Sussie

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 40 863 females with the given name Susanne have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σουσάννα (Sousánna), the New Testament form of Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה‎ (šōšannā, “lily”).

• IPA^(key): /zuˈzanə/, /suˈsanə/

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• Rhymes: -anə

Susanne f (proper noun, genitive Susannes or Susanne, plural Susannen or Susannes)

1. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Susan

From German Susanne.

Susanne

1. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Susan

Variant of the biblical Susanna. First recorded in Sweden in 1878.

Susanne c (genitive Susannes)

1. a female given name from Hebrew
   • 1993, Kerstin Ekman, Händelser vid vatten, Bonniers, published 1995, →ISBN, page 215:

     Hon hade delat rum med två kvinnliga kusiner. De hette Susanne och Vivianne. De var lika larviga som sina larviga namn. Hon hade haft dåligt samvete för att hon tyckte så.

     She had shared a room with two female cousins. They were called Susanne and Vivianne. They were as silly as their silly names. She had had a bad conscience for thinking so.

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 51 304 females with the given name Susanne living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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