If you are on Facebook, you know they have these silly quizzes and name things that suck people into doing. I'd seen a number of my friends post "Origin of: [insert your name]" and then you'd get some reply like I did.
Sus / Anne were Arabic in origin for Warrior / Princess.
I actually did it twice, and the second time received this:
Sus / Anne from Egyptian for Little / Fighter
Either way it seems I like fighting!
I was really hoping for Susa meaning "difficult" in Malay like my friend, Lat, told me a few years ago. This amuses me.
From baby name books and websites, I already knew the meaning of Susanna.
Meaning & History
From Σουσαννα (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah). This was derived from the Hebrew word שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose"), perhaps ultimately from Egyptian sšn "lotus". In the Old Testament
Apocrypha this is the name of a woman falsely accused of adultery. The
prophet Daniel clears her name by tricking her accusers, who end up
being condemned themselves. It also occurs in the New Testament belonging to a woman who ministered to Christ.As
an English name, it was occasionally used during the Middle Ages in
honour of the Old Testament heroine. It did not become common until
after the Protestant Reformation, at which time it was often spelled Susan.
A Jewish friend, Naomi, chimed in on this topic, and gave me this information about my name and a couple family names. I basically wanted to save the information so I'm posting it here.
"Susanne is Hebrew - it is a corruption of Shoshana, which means Lily, as in Song of Songs 2:1, "I am the rose of Sharon, I am the lily of the valley (Shoshanat HaEmek)."
About Rebekah, she wrote:
" Rebecca is more complicated. It is a Jewish name but the origins predate Hebrew - if you remember, the Biblical Rebecca was not the daughter of a Jew."
which was a little weird because I hadn't thought of that, and always considered it a Hebrew name, I suppose. Hmmm.
About Rose of Sharon:
"Chavatzelet haSharon ("Ch" as in Bach) In modern Hebrew the accent almost always falls on the last or penultimate syllable."
I asked if a girl were named Rose in Hebrew if she'd be "Chavatzelet" (I got that from the phrase mentioned above), and she replied,
"The word is archaic. The modern Hebrew name is Vered or Varda. Both popular names."
Note: Although I've always gone by Susanne, my real name is Susanna Rebekah. My mom is Sharon, and Rose is a well-used name on my maternal grandmother's side of the family.
" Rebecca is more complicated. It is a Jewish name but the origins predate Hebrew - if you remember, the Biblical Rebecca was not the daughter of a Jew."
which was a little weird because I hadn't thought of that, and always considered it a Hebrew name, I suppose. Hmmm.
About Rose of Sharon:
"Chavatzelet haSharon ("Ch" as in Bach) In modern Hebrew the accent almost always falls on the last or penultimate syllable."
I asked if a girl were named Rose in Hebrew if she'd be "Chavatzelet" (I got that from the phrase mentioned above), and she replied,
"The word is archaic. The modern Hebrew name is Vered or Varda. Both popular names."
Note: Although I've always gone by Susanne, my real name is Susanna Rebekah. My mom is Sharon, and Rose is a well-used name on my maternal grandmother's side of the family.
