Shoshone

shuh-SHO-nee

Native American

"tall-growing grasses"

Shoshone Origin and Meaning

The name Shoshone is a girl's name meaning "tall-growing grasses".

Shoshone is the name of the tribe native to the western United States, sometimes called the Snake People or the Grass House people. Shoshone is also a lovely personal name that honors the culture.

Shoshone, Shoshonee, and Shoshoni are all variations of this name, none given to five or more baby girls in the US last year.

Shoshone in Pop Culture

• The name of a Native American people also spelled Shoshoni, that occupied the territory from what is now southeastern California across central and eastern Nevada and northwestern Utah into southern Idaho and western Wyoming.