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Suzan

Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Suzan: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 1977.

Suzan is a variant of Susan, which itself derives from the Hebrew name Shoshannah, meaning "lily" or "rose." The name entered English through the Greek Sousanna and the Latin Susanna, and the spelling Suzan emerged as a streamlined, phonetic form particularly popular in the mid-20th century. One of the most famous bearers is the American actress Suzan Anbeh, known for her role in the James Bond film *The World Is Not Enough*. The name also connects to the biblical figure Susanna, a woman of virtue in the Book of Daniel. While no major places are directly named after a Suzan, the root shares its floral meaning with the city of Susa in Iran, whose name is thought to derive from the same word for lily. The spelling Suzan saw a modest peak in Scotland during the 1960s and 1970s, though it has since become far less common than the standard Susan.