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Personal experiences with the name Susannah: | Edit

The Stephen Foster song "Oh Susannah" is the theme song of my life - I hear the first line on at least a biweekly basis. But it's a nice old-fashioned name and I love it.

Nicknames for Susannah: | Edit

Susa; Sue; Susie; Susan; Anna; Annie; Sookie; Sanna; Sunny; ZuZu; Zannah

Meanings and history of the name Susannah: | Edit

From the Hebrew Soshana, a derivative of shōshannāh (a lily, a rose).

Famous real-life people named Susannah: | Edit

Susanna(h) Wilkerson Dickinson - the only adult anglo survivor of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836

Susannah Wesley - known as the "Mother of Methodism"

Susannah in song, story & screen: | Edit

There is an old folk/kids song (I associate it with "She'll be coming around the mountain): "Oh Susannah, won't you cry for me? I've come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee..."
"Susannah of the Mounties," a Shirley Temple movie
Susannah and the Elders, Hebrew legend
Susannah is a character in The Dark Tower series by Stephen King