Susana (given name)
Susana is a feminine given name. Like its variants, which include the names Susanna and Susan, it is derived from Σουσάννα, Sousanna, the Greek form of the Hebrew שושנה, Shoshannah, which could have been derived from the Aramaic language. ܫܘܫܢ, Shoshan means lily in Arabic. سوسن, Susan, is the Persian spelling of this name. The spelling Susanna is used in Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands and Finland, as well as much of the English-speaking world. Zuzana is used in Czech Republic and Slovakia, and the spelling is Zsuzsanna in Hungary. In Polish it is Zuzanna. In addition to its use in English, the spelling Susana is also common in countries such as Spain and Portugal.
People with the given name
Authors, poets and writers
- Susana Calandrelli, Argentine writer and teacher
- Susana Chavez-Silverman, American writer and professor
- Susana Chávez, Mexican poet and activist
- Susana Medina, English-Spanish writer
- Susana Pagano, Mexican author
Entertainment
- Susana Duijm, Venezuelan entertainer
- Susana Félix, Portuguese entertainer
- Susana Miller, Argentine tango dancer
Film and television
- Susana Blaustein Muñoz, Argentine film director
- Susana Campos, Argentine actress
- Susana Dosamantes, Mexican actress
- Susana Freyre, Argentine actress
- Susana Giménez, Argentine actress and host
- Susana González, Mexican actress
- Susana Rossberg, Brazilian-born Belgian film editor and director
- Susana Werner, Brazilian model and actress
Music
- Susana Jamaladinova, better known by her stage name Jamala, Ukrainian singer, actress and songwriter. Winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2016
- Susana, Lady Walton, wife of composer Sir William Walton
- Susana Baca, Peruvian singer
- Susana - Sanne Boomhouwer, Dutch trance music singer who performs under the mononym "Susana"
- Susana Harp, Mexican singer
- Susana Rinaldi, Argentine tango singer
- Susana Seivane, Galician gaita player
- Susana Zabaleta, Mexican singer and actress
Politics
- Susana Camarero, Spanish politician
- Susana Chou, Chinese politician
- Susana Higuchi, Peruvian politician and engineer
- Susana Malcorra, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Field Support
- Susana Martinez, Governor of New Mexico
- Susana Mendoza, City Clerk of Chicago
- Susana Vilca, Peruvian congresswoman
- Susana Villarán, Peruvian politician
Sports
- Susana Escobar, Mexican swimmer and Olympian
- Susana Feitor, Portuguese racewalker
- Susana Peper, Argentine swimmer
- Susana Somolinos, Spanish judoka
- Susana Torrejón, Spanish Olympian sprint canoer
Others
- Susana Barreiros, Venezuelan judge
- Susana Centeno, Puerto Rican nurse and public servant
- Susana Ferrari Billinghurst, Argentine aviator
- Susana López Charretón, Mexican virologist
- Susana Beatriz Decibe, Argentine sociologist
- Susana Rivera-Mills, Salvadoran sociolinguist and academic administrator
- Susana Urbina, Peruvian-American psychologist