Given name · Hebrew
שושנה
שושנה (shoshána) is a feminine given name from Egyptian. It is used in Hebrew.
HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: shoshána.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Egyptian zšn (<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">zšn</i>).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
שושנה’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, שושנה has a conventional equivalent in the French form Suzanne. In Hebrew usage, שושנה has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Zuzanna. In Hebrew usage, שושנה can be written in the Roman alphabet as shoshána.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
שושנה has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Egyptian roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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