Susi is a German feminine given name, functioning as a diminutive of Susanne. Susanne itself is the German and Scandinavian form of Susanna, which traces its roots to the Hebrew name Shoshanna (שׁוֹשַׁנָּה), meaning "lily" or, in modern Hebrew, "rose." The Hebrew word probably derives from the Egyptian sšn meaning "lotus," a flower symbolic of purity and rebirth in ancient cultures.