Given name
Sheshan
“whitish”·“lily”
Sheshan is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewששן
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Sheshan means “whitish” or “lily.”
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Where it comes from
Sheshan is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun shushan (שושן), “lily.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Sheshan appears in 1 Chronicles 2:35.
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Sheshan’s family of names
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Susanshares a root
- Susannashares a root
- Susannahshares a root
- Susashares a root
- Shoshannahshares a root
- Shavshashares a root
- Tarshishshares a root
- Shishashares a root
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