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Shoshone
OriginNative American
Meaning"tall-growing grasses"
About Shoshone
Shoshone is the name of the tribe native to the western United States, sometimes called the Snake People or the Grass House people. Shoshone is also a lovely personal name that honors the culture.
Shoshone, Shoshonee, and Shoshoni are all variations of this name, none given to five or more baby girls in the US last year.
Pronounced shuh-SHOH-nee.
As of October 2026, Shoshone ranked #13475 in US births in 1997 SSA.
Editor's take: The name Shoshone is a girl's name meaning "tall-growing grasses".
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- The name of a Native American people
also spelled Shoshoni, that occupied the territory from what is now southeastern California across central and eastern Nevada and northwestern Utah into southern Idaho and western Wyoming.
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