Shoshana (''Shoshánna(h)'', ) is a

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

feminine

first name First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible and, via (), it developed into such European and Christian names as Susanna, Susan,

Susanne Susanne may refer to: * Susanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) *, later USS ''SP-411'', a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 *, the proposed name and designation for a ves ...

, Susana, Susannah, Suzanne, Susie, Suzie, Sanna and

Zuzana Zuzana is a common female given name in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna ( Polish), Suzanne, Susan, or Susannah – all commonly derived from the Hebrew language name Shoshana, meaning "lilly". ...

. In Ethiopia ( gez, ሶስና, ) it became Sosie, Sosina, Sosena, while in North Africa it yielded Sawsen and Sawsan. The original Hebrew form Shoshana, from which all these are derived, is still commonly used by

Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

and in contemporary

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, often shortened to or . In Biblical times referred to a lily (from

Lilium ''Lilium'' () is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. They are the true lilies. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. M ...

family); in modern Hebrew it refers to a

rose A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Soshana Afroyim (1927–2015), Austrian painter who adopted the name (with a variant spelling) during her stay in Israel *

Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino ( he, שושנה ארבלי-אלמוזלינו, 26 January 1926 – 12 June 2015) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party and the Alignment alliance from 1965 until 1992. She ...

( he, שושנה ארבלי-אלמוזלינו, links=no, 1926–2015), former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Health between 1986 and 1988 *

Shoshana Bean Shoshana E. Bean (born September 1, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, YouTuber, and stage actress. She has released three records and has appeared on many theater cast recordings and film soundtracks. In 2022, Bean received a nomination fo ...

(born 1977), American stage actress and singer known for her roles in Broadway musicals during the 2000s * Shoshana Bush (born 1988), American actress *

Shoshana Damari Shoshana Damari ( he, שושנה דמארי; March 31, 1923 – February 14, 2006) was a Yemeni-Israeli singer known as the "Queen of Hebrew Music." Biography Shoshana Damari was born in Dhamar, Yemen. Her family immigrated to Mandate Pales ...

( he, שושנה דמארי, links=no, 1923–2006), Yemenite-Israeli singer known as the queen of Hebrew music *

Shoshana Felman Shoshana Felman is an American literary critic and current Woodruff Professor of Comparative Literature and French at Emory University. She was on the faculty of Yale University from 1970 to 2004, where in 1986 she was awarded the Thomas E. Donn ...

(born 1942), Woodruff Professor of Comparative Literature and French at Emory University *

Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss Shoshanna Lonstein-Gruss (born May 29, 1975) is an American writer and fashion designer and the founder and creative director of the fashion label Shoshanna, which was launched in 1998. Early life Shoshanna Lonstein was born and raised in Manhatt ...

(born 1975), American fashion designer *

Shoshana Johnson Shoshana Nyree Johnson (born January 18, 1973) is a Panamanian-born former United States soldier, and the first black female prisoner of war in the military history of the United States. Johnson was a Specialist of the U.S. Army 507th Mainten ...

(born 1973), Panamanian former United States soldier, the first black female U.S. prisoner of war * Shoshana Kamin (russian: Шошана Камин, links=no, he, שושנה קמין, links=no; born 1930) Soviet-born Israeli mathematician *

Shoshana Lew Shoshana M. Lew (born 1983) is a career government administrator currently serving as the executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation. She is the daughter of former United States Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew. Career The ...

(born 1983), executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation * Shoshana Netanyahu ( he, שׁוֹשַׁנָּה נְתַנְיָהוּ, links=no, born 1923), Israeli lawyer and judge, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Israel * Shoshana Persitz ( he, שושנה פרסיץ, links=no, 1892–1969), Zionist activist, educator and Israeli politician *

Shoshana Ribner Shoshana Ribner (also "Rivner", he, שושנה ריבנר; February 20, 1938 – 29 June 2007) was an Israeli Olympic swimmer. Biography Shoshana Ribner was born in Vienna, Austria. Her family immigrated to Israel when she was an infant. Ribner ...

( he, שושנה ריבנר, links=no, 1938–2007), Israeli Olympic swimmer * Shoshana Riseman (born 1948), Israeli music educator, stage director and composer * Shoshana Rudiakov (1948–2012), Latvian pianist *

Shoshannah Stern Shoshannah Stern (born July 3, 1980) is an American actress and writer. Life and career She was born in Walnut Creek, California, into an observant Jewish and fourth-generation Deaf family, the daughter of Ron Stern and Hedy Marilyn Stern (née U ...

(born 1980), American actress * Shoshana Zuboff (born 1951), professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School

Fictional characters

* Shoshanna Dreyfus, the French Jew who is the female protagonist of the 2009 movie, ''

Inglourious Basterds ''Inglourious Basterds'' is a 2009 war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger and Mélanie Laurent. The film tells an alter ...

'' * Shoshanna Shapiro, the youngest member of the group of friends in HBO's ''

Girls A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When a girl becomes an adult, she is accurately described as a ''woman''. However, the term ''girl'' is also used for other meanings, including ''young woman'',Dictionary.c ...

'' * Shoshanna, the name of Upskirt Kurt's seaplane in the ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob and Linda and their three children, Tina, Gene, and Louise—who r ...

'' episode " Seaplane!" * Shoshanna, Snake's girlfriend in the ''

Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, a ...

'' episode " Bart Sells His Soul" * Shoshana, a cafe owner on Rechov Sumsum, as portrayed on ''

Shalom Sesame ''Shalom Sesame'' is an anglicized variation of '' Rechov Sumsum'' (רחוב סומסום), the Israeli version of ''Sesame Street'', which originally aired in 1983. ''Shalom Sesame'' was produced in 1986 and 1990 for public television stations in ...

'' by Shosha Goren * Shoshana Schoenbaum, therapist and alter of Tara Gregson on ''

United States of Tara ''United States of Tara'' is an American television comedy-drama created by Diablo Cody, which aired on Showtime from 2009 to 2011. The series follows the life of Tara ( Toni Collette), a suburban artist and mother coping with dissociative iden ...

'' * Shoshanna, a character on Nigerian soap opera, ''

Tinsel Tinsel is a type of decorative material that mimics the effect of ice, consisting of thin strips of sparkling material attached to a thread. When in long narrow strips not attached to thread, it is called "lametta", and emulates icicles. It was o ...

'' * Shoshanna, the daughter of Waverly in '' The Joy Luck Club'' * Shoshanna, the girlfriend of Klaus in ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...

References

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Fictional characters

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