Susannah
Susannah is a girl name of Hebrew origin, meaning Lily; graceful flower.
What Susannah means
Lily; graceful flower.
Susannah sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Susannah 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.
Susannah is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Susannah?
In the girl name rankings we track, Susannah falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Susannah
Two ideas meet in Susannah: scripture and flowers and growing things. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Susannah
These share Susannah's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Susanna — Lily; a graceful flower.
- Rhoda — Rose.
- Seraphina — Fiery, burning — the seraphim angels.
- Delilah — Delicate.
- Eliana — My God has answered.
- Josephine — God will increase.
- Naomi — Pleasantness, delight.
- Salome — Peace.
- Sarah — Princess; noblewoman.
- Selah — Pause and praise.
- Shiloh — Peaceful one; a gift.
- Abigail — My father's joy.