Given name
Shavsha
“alabaster”
Shavsha is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewשישא
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shavsha means “alabaster.”
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Where it comes from
Shavsha is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun shayish (שיש), “alabaster.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shavsha appears in 1 Chronicles 18:16.
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Shavsha’s family of names
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Susanshares a root
- Susannahshares a root
- Susashares a root
- Shoshannahshares a root
- Tarshishshares a root
- Sheshanshares a root
- Sheshaishares a root
- Shashaishares a root
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