Zuzana Explained
Zuzana is a common female given name in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna (Polish), Zsuzsanna (Hungarian), Suzanne, Susan, or Susannah – all commonly derived from the Hebrew language name Shoshana, meaning "lily".
The nameday for people with this name is 11 August.
Pronunciation
Both Czech and Slovak have initial stress and mark vowel length with acute accents, so the correct pronunciation of the name in the two languages is with the stress on the first syllable and with short vowels /'zuzana/.
Variants of the name (nicknames)
There are several variations of the name. For example, the name is often shortened to Zuzka. For a child with the name Zuzana, one can also use the diminutive form Zuzanka. A modern nickname would be Zuzi.
People with this first name
- Zuzana Brzobohatá (born 1962), Czech politician
- Zuzana Chalupová (1925–2001), Serbian naïve painter
- Zuzana Čaputová (born 1973), first woman president of Slovakia, lawyer, activist, politician
- Zuzana Dolinková (born 1983), Slovak politician
- Zuzana Drdáková (born 1987), Slovak ice hockey player
- Zuzana Kečkéšová (born 1980), Slovak molecular biologist
- Zuzana Licko (born 1961), Slovak-born American type designer, co-founder of Emigre
- Zuzana Navarová (1959–2004), Czech singer
- Zuzana Paňková (born 2004), Slovak slalom canoeist
- Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková (born 1984), Slovak sports shooter
- Zuzana Roithová (born 1953), Czech politician
- Zuzana Růžičková (1927–2017), Czech harpsichordist
- Zuzana Tlučková (born 1962), Slovak actress
- Zuzana Tomas (born 1977), Slovak marathon runner
- Zuzana Zvolenská (born 1972), Slovak Minister of Health
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