Shosh

See also: shosh

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Shosh (plural Shoshes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Shosh is the 292121^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 60 individuals.

Etymology 2

From Albanian Shosh, derived from shosh (“to sift”).

Proper noun

Shosh

1. A region and former municipality of Albania
2. A historical tribe of northern Albania

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shosh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Albanian

Etymology

From shosh (“to sift”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɔʃ]

Proper noun

Shosh m (definite Shóshi)

1. A former municipality and region Albania
2. A historical tribe

Declension

Declension of Shosh

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Shosh	Shoshi
accusative		Shoshin
dat./abl.	Shoshi	Shoshit