Given name & surname
Shisha
“alabaster”
Shisha is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewשישא
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shisha means “alabaster.”
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Where it comes from
Shisha 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 Shisha appears in 1 Chronicles 18:16.
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Shisha’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 10
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
- Tarshishshares a root
- Sheshanshares a root
- Sheshaishares a root
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If you love Shisha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
Shelesh
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>99% boys
Shephi
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>99% boys
Shobal
“flowing wavy”
>99% boys