First names in Hebrew

First name Susan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שושנה

Gematria value: 661

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Susan is written שושנה

Susan is an English form of Shoshana, שושנה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Susan mean?

Meaning: "lily"
Origin: Hebrew

Susan, like Suzanne, comes from the Hebrew shoshana, "lily", or according to others "rose". Very popular in the English-speaking world in the middle of the twentieth century, it is a name with a Hebrew flower at its root.

Gematria

Susan = 661

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שושנה has 5 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• וthe letter Vav6
• שthe letter Shin300
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total661

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Susan, from ש to ה:

שִׂנְאָה תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כׇּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה׃

“Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.”

Proverbs 10:12

The book of your first name

Susan, in nine pages

• Susan, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Susan
• Susan, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Susan in three answers

How do you write Susan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Susan is written שושנה. Susan is an English form of Shoshana, שושנה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Susan?
Written שושנה, Susan is worth 661: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Susan mean?
Lily (origin: Hebrew). Susan, like Suzanne, comes from the Hebrew shoshana, "lily", or according to others "rose". Very popular in the English-speaking world in the middle of the twentieth century, it is a name with a Hebrew flower at its root.