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سَوْسَن
Sawsan
SAW-san
“Lily; iris.”
About Sawsan
Sawsan is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "lily; iris" — an Arabic-Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
The Arabic word for the lily or iris flower, borrowed long ago from Persian. A flower name carried across the Levant for centuries.
Common in Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Iraq.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Persian
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Sausan, Sousan, Sawsen
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Sawsan is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Sawsan
- What does the name Sawsan mean?
- Sawsan (سَوْسَن) means "Lily; iris". The Arabic word for the lily or iris flower, borrowed long ago from Persian. A flower name carried across the Levant for centuries.
- Is Sawsan a name from the Qur'an?
- Sawsan does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Sawsan a boy or a girl name?
- Sawsan is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Sawsan come from?
- Sawsan is an Arabic-Persian name, built on the root letters S-W-S-N. Common in Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Iraq.
- How is Sawsan spelled?
- Sawsan is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (سَوْسَن) is also written Sausan, Sousan, and Sawsen. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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