Shoshana

Hebrew
"lily"

Shoshana Origin and Meaning

The name Shoshana is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "lily".

This is a rare and lovely form of Susannah commonly heard in Israel. Shoshana Shapiro — nicknamed Shosh — is the character played by Zosia Mamet on the hit HBO series Girls — a fact that could give the name an upward thrust.

And there are other recent references. She's a noble figure in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film Inglorious Basterds, and Shoshannah Stern was a character on the TV show Weeds.

Shoshanna Lonstein is a designer, founder of the label Shoshanna.

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Famous People Named Shoshana

  • Shoshana Zuboff
    American academic
  • Shoshana Elise Bean
    American actress and singer
  • Shoshana Damari
    Yemeni,Israeli singer known as "The Queen of Hebrew Music"
  • Rosalia Gillelovna "Shoshana" Persitz
    Ukrainian,born Israeli Zionist leader
  • Shoshana Rudiakov
    Latvian pianist
  • Shoshana Nyree Johnson
    American soldier and POW

The name Shoshana in Pop Culture

  • Shoshana Schoenbaum
    alter ego of the main character on TV's "United States of Tara"
  • Shoshana
    daughter of Waverly in "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

International Variations of the name Shoshana

  • Xuxa
    Basque
  • Shosha
    Yiddish

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