Susan is a ♀ girl name.
Susan is an English short form of the name Susanna, which is of Hebrew origin.
Susan means “rose” or “lily” (from Hebrew “shoshaná/שׁוֹשַׁנָּה”) and ultimately derived from Egyptian “sšn” meaning “lotus”.
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