Bible Dictionary

Susanna

The name Susanna means “lily; rose; joy”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Lily, with other pious women, ministered to Jesus (Luke 8:3).

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(a lily).
  1. The heroine of the story of the Judgment of Daniel. (The book which gives an account of her life is also called "The history of Susanna," and is one of the apocryphal books of the Bible.)
  2. One of the women who ministered to the Lord. (Luke 8:3) (A.D. 28-30.)