Shoshana
Hebrew
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Shoshana Origin and Meaning
The name Shoshana is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "lily".
This is a rare and lovely form of Susannah commonly heard in Israel. Shoshana Shapiro — nicknamed Shosh — is the character played by Zosia Mamet on the hit HBO series Girls — a fact that could give the name an upward thrust.
And there are other recent references. She's a noble figure in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film Inglorious Basterds, and Shoshannah Stern was a character on the TV show Weeds.
Shoshanna Lonstein is a designer, founder of the label Shoshanna.
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Famous People Named Shoshana
- Shoshana ZuboffAmerican academic
- Shoshana Elise BeanAmerican actress and singer
- Shoshana DamariYemeni,Israeli singer known as "The Queen of Hebrew Music"
- Rosalia Gillelovna "Shoshana" PersitzUkrainian,born Israeli Zionist leader
- Shoshana RudiakovLatvian pianist
- Shoshana Nyree JohnsonAmerican soldier and POW
Shoshana in Pop Culture
- Shoshana Schoenbaumalter ego of the main character on TV's "United States of Tara"
- Shoshanadaughter of Waverly in "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan