Susanna

American  

[soo-zan-uh] / suˈzæn ə /

noun

1. a book of the Apocrypha, constituting the 13th chapter of Daniel in the Douay Bible.

2. Also Susannah. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “lily.”

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Susanna British  

/ suːˈzænə /

noun

1. the wife of Joachim, who was condemned to death for adultery because of a false accusation, but saved by Daniel's sagacity

2. the book of the Apocrypha containing this story

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Example Sentences

Christopher Marlowe truthers aside, William Shakespeare was an actual person who, historical records concur, married a pregnant woman eight years his senior and had three kids: Susanna, the eldest, and twins Judith and Hamnet.

From Los Angeles Times

She knew her guests had studied the music of Stephen Foster in school, so she arranged for a group to serenade them with songs like “Oh! Susanna” and “My Old Kentucky Home.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Psychotherapist Susanna Abse says a little space and variety can be vital to a successful relationship.

From BBC

The "remarkable" 17th century building, once home to the bard's daughter Susanna and her husband John Hall, was already undergoing a significant conservation project to help preserve it.

From BBC

Nearly "every person who seeks treatment has been traumatised in some way," says Dr Susanna Galea-Singer, chair of the Faculty of Addictions at the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland.

From BBC