Meaning and background
The story behind Zsazsa
Zsazsa is recorded as a Hungarian diminutive of Zsuzsanna in Behind the Name. The explicitly linked Zsuzsanna entry identifies the longer name as the Hungarian form of Susanna and lists Zsazsa among its familiar forms. This supports the joined catalogue spelling directly, without relying on the differently spaced name of a celebrity. Its documented relationship is a nickname within the Susanna family; any further root meaning requires following that longer history separately.
- Origin
- Hungarian diminutive of Zsuzsanna, the Hungarian form of Susanna. Source · Source 2
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Zsazsa appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ʒɑʒɑ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ʒɑʒɑ/ · primary stress on syllable 1ZH AA1 ZH AA2
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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