adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsuː.zən/
/ˈsuː.zɪn/
archaic:/ˈsjuː-/
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rhymes with -uːzən
CMU ARPABET:S UW1 Z AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Susa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
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2
name
Meaning 2
A female given name from Hebrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
name
Meaning 3
Acronym of Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A person from the ancient city of Susa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Susa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Susan From Susa + -an.
English form of the biblical Susanna, from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”), ultimately from Egyptian z:S:n-M9 (zšn).
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
Syzana
— female given name
Arabic:
سْوْزَان
(swzān)
— female given name
Armenian:
Շուշան
(Šušan)
— female given name
Chinese Mandarin:
蘇珊 /苏珊
(Sūshān)
— female given name
Czech:
Zuzana
— female given name
Danish:
Susanne
— female given name
Esperanto:
Susana
— female given name
Faroese:
Súsanna
— female given name
Finnish:
Susanna
— female given name
French:
Suzanne
— female given name
German:
Susanne
— female given name
Greek:
Σουζάνα
(Souzána)
— female given name
Greek:
Σουσάννα
(Sousánna)
— female given name
Greek:
Σούζαν
(Soúzan)
— female given name
Greenlandic:
Suusaat
— female given name
Hawaiian:
Kukana
— female given name
Hebrew:
שׁוֹשַׁנָּה
(shoshána)
— female given name