The name first appeared in England in the 12th C, but was not common until the 16th C.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Susanna (nom) GASurv p. 136;
1279–80 Susanna (nom) WaHR-SK p. 68;
1340xc1450 Susan (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 94
- Dutch
- ● 1571 Susanna AuFr Galnoots;
1572 Susanna ibid. Bauwens;
1573 Susanna ibid. Beke;
1574 Susanna ibid. Beste;
1575 Susanna ibid. Alart;
1576 Susanna ibid. Aelmans;
1577 Susanna ibid. Burke;
1578 Susanna ibid. Aken;
1579 Susanna ibid. Belle;
1580 Susanna ibid. Galmaerts;
1581 Susanna ibid. Bert;
1582 Susanna ibid. Broecke;
1583 Susanna ibid. Adams;
1584 Susanna ibid. Drossardts;
1585 Susanna ibid. Doopere;
1586 Susanna ibid. Backer;
1587 Susanna ibid. Beeckmans;
1588 Susanna ibid. Adams;
1589 Susanna ibid. Adriaensz,
Susanne ibid. Capelle;
1590 Susanna ibid. Backere;
1591 Susanna ibid. Bossche;
1592 Susanna ibid. Collijns;
1593 Susanna ibid. Doornaert;
1594 Susanna ibid. Coudrons;
1595 Susanna ibid. Acker;
1596 Susanna ibid. Bruijnijnck;
1598 Susanna ibid. Adriaensz;
1599 Susanna ibid. Backer
- ◑ 1592 Susannaken AuFr Borcht
- Early Modern English
- ● 1530 Susan LIWill-III p. 21;
1548 Susan StAnthonlin p. 7;
1552 Susan ibid. p. 9,
Susanna ibid. p. 9;
1553 Susan ibid. p. 10;
1554 Susanna ibid. p. 10;
1555 Susan bruton-vol1 p. 27;
1556 Susan ibid. p. 28;
1557 Susan BarnstapleBap p. 10;
1558 Susanna StAnthonlin p. 12;
1559 Susan ibid. p. 13;
1560/1 Susan RegBisham p. 26;
1560 Susan StAnthonlin p. 13,
Susanna ibid. p. 13;
1561 Susan BarnstapleBap p. 11,
Susanna BUmar-vol2 p. 60;
1562 Susan BarnstapleBap p. 12,
StAnthonlin p. 15;
1563/4 Susan BarnstapleBap p. 13;
1563 Susan StAnthonlin p. 16,
Susanna ibid. p. 16;
1564 Susan BarnstapleBap p. 13,
HAmar-vol9 p. 116;
1565 Susan SaxhamSf p. 2,
Susande RegBisham p. 2;
1566 Susan SaxhamSf p. 2;
1566/7 Susanne BEmar-vol1 p. 8;
1567 Susan SaxhamSf p. 2,
bruton-vol1 p. 36;
1568 Susan RegBisham p. 2,
SaxhamSf p. 2,
StAnthonlin p. 19;
1569 Susan SaxhamSf p. 2;
1570 Susan StAnthonlin p. 20;
1572 Susan DEmar-vol1 p. 82,
SaxhamSf p. 2,
StAnthonlin p. 22;
1573 Susan Bar-in-El p. 22,
SaxhamSf p. 3,
StAnthonlin p. 23,
bruton-vol1 p. 41;
1576 Susan SaxhamSf p. 3,
StAnthonlin p. 25;
1577 Susan SaxhamSf p. 3;
1579 Susan StAnthonlin p. 27;
1580 Susan SaxhamSf p. 3;
1581 Susan DEmar-vol2 p. 6,
SaxhamSf p. 3;
1582 Susan BEmar-vol1 p. 11;
1583 Susan OrpingtonKe p. 6,
Susane HAmar-vol9 p. 50,
Suzan OrpingtonKe p. 6;
1584 Susan DEmar-vol2 p. 9,
HAmar-vol9 p. 139,
SaxhamSf p. 3,
StAnthonlin p. 30;
1585 Susan COmar-vol5 p. 128,
StAnthonlin p. 31;
1586 Susan ibid. p. 32;
1587 Susan BUmar-vol1 p. 26,
BUmar-vol2 p. 64,
DEmar-vol2 p. 14;
1587/8? Susane HAmar-vol9 p. 50;
1588 Susan DEmar-vol2 p. 16,
Susanna BUmar-vol2 p. 64;
1589 Susan BUmar-vol1 p. 26,
BUmar-vol9 p. 148,
StAnthonlin p. 33;
1590 Susan BEmar-vol2 p. 31,
bruton-vol1 p. 49,
Suzan COmar-vol2 p. 102;
1591 Susan CAmar-vol1 p. 4,
DEmar-vol2 p. 22,
RegBisham p. 5,
bruton-vol1 p. 51,
Suzan WAmar-1 p. 41,
Suzanna BUmar-vol2 p. 65;
1592 Susan OrpingtonKe p. 9,
bruton-vol1 p. 51,
Susanna StAnthonlin p. 35;
1593/4 Susan BEmar-vol1 p. 16;
1593 Susan DEmar-vol2 p. 27,
HAmar-vol9 p. 51,
OrpingtonKe p. 9,
SaxhamSf p. 40,
Susand RegBisham p. 5;
1594 Susan bruton-vol1 p. 53,
Susanne SaxhamSf p. 4;
1595 Susan DEmar-vol2 p. 31,
bruton-vol1 p. 54;
1596 Susan BEmar-vol1 p. 16,
COmar-vol5 p. 10,
DEmar-vol2 p. 33,
StAnthonlin p. 38;
1597/8 Susan BEmar-vol2 p. 4;
1597 Susan ibid. p. 4,
DEmar-vol1 p. 87,
DEmar-vol2 p. 35,
HAmar-vol9 p. 140,
SaxhamSf p. 40;
1598 Susan BEmar-vol1 p. 17,
DEmar-vol2 p. 37,
OrpingtonKe p. 9;
1599 Susan BEmar-vol1 p. 17,
BUmar-vol9 p. 148,
CAmar-vol1 p. 6,
DEmar-vol2 p. 40,
bruton-vol1 p. 57
- Walloon
- ● 1581/2 Susane RWC p. 563;
1581 Susanne ibid. p. 3;
1581/2 Susanne ibid. p. 4;
1582 Susanne ibid. p. 563;
1583 Susanne ibid. p. 6;
1583/4 Susanne ibid. p. 7;
1590 Susanne ibid. p. 441;
1592 Susanne ibid. p. 563
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Susanna (nom) irminon-vol2 59, Ved;
1138x1162 Susanna (nom) clairvaux-12thc 69;
1147 Susanna (abl) ibid. 15;
1171 Suhanna (nom) ibid. 141;
1179 Susanna (abl) ibid. 176;
1221 Susanna (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIII
- Old French
- ● 1296 Susane paris1296 p. 6
- Middle French
- ● 1561 Suzanne RegPCC-1 p. 3;
1562 Suzanne ibid. p. 9;
1563 Suzanne ibid. p. 17;
1564 Susanne ibid. p. 51,
Suzanne ibid. p. 48;
1565 Susanne ibid. p. 127,
Suzanne ibid. p. 123;
1566 Susanne ibid. p. 203,
Suzanne ibid. p. 211;
1567 Susanne ibid. p. 279,
Suzanne ibid. p. 287;
1568 Susanne ibid. p. 374,
Suzanne ibid. p. 417;
1570 Susanne ibid. p. 434;
1571 Susanne ibid. p. 445,
Suzanne ibid. p. 462;
1572 Susanne ibid. p. 486;
1595 Suzanne Toureille
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 875 Susanna (abl) CDCB-XV MMXVI
- Wales
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1599 Susanna RegLlantrithyd p. 1
- Welsh
- ● 1589 Zuzanna RegCon1 p. 56
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Susan". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Susan.