First names in Hebrew

First name Suzanne: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שושנה

Gematria value: 661

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Suzanne is written שושנה

Suzanne is a form of Shoshana, שושנה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Suzanne 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

Suzanne = 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 Suzanne, 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

Suzanne, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Suzanne in three answers

How do you write Suzanne in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Suzanne is written שושנה. Suzanne is a form of Shoshana, שושנה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Suzanne?
Written שושנה, Suzanne 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 Suzanne 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.