Susanna
Susanna is a girl name of Hebrew origin, meaning Lily; a graceful flower.
What Susanna means
Lily; a graceful flower.
Susanna sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Susanna comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Susanna is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Susanna?
Susanna sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Susanna
Two ideas meet in Susanna: flowers and growing things, scripture and grace and gentleness. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Themes: Flower, Biblical, Grace
Names like Susanna
These share Susanna's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Susannah — Lily; graceful flower.
- Hannah — Grace; favor.
- Lois — Most desirable; superior.
- Magnolia — Magnolia flower; dignity.
- Mio — Beautiful cherry blossom.
- Rhoda — Rose.
- Zuzanna — Lily.
- Seraphina — Fiery, burning — the seraphim angels.
- Delilah — Delicate.
- Eliana — My God has answered.
- Josephine — God will increase.
- Naomi — Pleasantness, delight.