Suzette is the French diminutive of Susanne — from the Hebrew *Shoshana* ("lily, rose"). **A top-300 US baby name in the early 20th century**. **Crêpes Suzette** — **classic French dessert dish flambéed tableside with Grand Marnier and orange butter; created at the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo in 1895 by chef Henri Charpentier, allegedly for the future King Edward VII and a young companion named Suzette; one of the most-recognizable French restaurant dishes worldwide**. **Suzette Charles (born 1963)** — American singer and beauty queen; the first runner-up at the Miss America 1984 pageant; succeeded Vanessa Williams as Miss America 1984 when Williams was forced to resign in July of that year — making Charles **the second African American Miss America** after Williams. **Suzette Hayden Elgin (1936-2015)** — American linguist and science fiction author; *Native Tongue* (1984) sci-fi feminist trilogy. **Suzette Quintanilla** — sister and band manager of Selena Quintanilla; played Selena's drums in Selena y Los Dinos. **Suzette Lloyd (1899-1985)** — Pacific Crest Trail pioneer. **Suzette** is also a beloved Quebec-French diminutive used for any "little Susan" — the warmer alternative to the formal Susanne.
Featured throughout French gastronomy and American culture.
Suzette reduces to seven — the number of Crêpes Suzette.