English

Proper noun

Susanne

1. A female given name, from the German form of Susan.

Danish

Proper noun

Susanne

1. A female given name, cognate with English Susan.

Related terms

• Sanne, Susan, Sussi, Sussie

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 40 863 females with the given name Susanne have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

German

Etymology

From Hebrew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zuˈzanə/
• Rhymes: -anə

Proper noun

Susanne f ‎(genitive Susannes)

1. A female given name, cognate to Susan.

Norwegian

Etymology

From German.

Proper noun

Susanne

1. A female given name, cognate to Susan.

Swedish

Etymology

Variant of the biblical Susanna. First recorded in Sweden in 1878.

Proper noun

Susanne

1. A female given name.
   • 1993 Kerstin Ekman, Händelser vid vatten, Bonniers (1995), ISBN 9100556769, page 215:

     Hon hade delat rum med två kvinnliga kusiner. De hette Susanne och Vivianne. De var lika larviga som sina larviga namn. Hon hade haft dåligt samvete för att hon tyckte så.

     She had shared a room with two female cousins. They were called Susanne and Vivianne. They were as silly as their silly names. She had had a bad conscience for thinking so.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 51 304 females with the given name Susanne living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.