Shoshana
E1549277
UNEXPLORED
Shoshana is a Hebrew female given name meaning "lily" or "rose," from which the English name Susan is derived.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shoshana canonical | 6 |
| Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22655569 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shoshana Context triple: [Susan, etymologicallyDerivedFrom, Shoshana]
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A.
Shira
Shira is a Hebrew novel by Nobel Prize–winning Israeli author S. Y. Agnon, often regarded as one of his major modernist works.
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B.
Shira
Shira is the eroded western volcanic cone and plateau of Mount Kilimanjaro, forming one of the mountain’s three main summits.
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C.
Talya
Talya is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often considered a variant of names like Talia and associated with meanings such as “dew from God” or “morning dew.”
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D.
Daphna
Daphna is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "laurel" or "bay tree."
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E.
Ruviana
Ruviana is an alternative name for Roviana, an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shoshana Target entity description: Shoshana is a Hebrew female given name meaning "lily" or "rose," from which the English name Susan is derived.
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A.
Shira
Shira is the eroded western volcanic cone and plateau of Mount Kilimanjaro, forming one of the mountain’s three main summits.
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B.
Shira
Shira is a Hebrew novel by Nobel Prize–winning Israeli author S. Y. Agnon, often regarded as one of his major modernist works.
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C.
Talya
Talya is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often considered a variant of names like Talia and associated with meanings such as “dew from God” or “morning dew.”
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D.
Daphna
Daphna is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "laurel" or "bay tree."
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E.
Ruviana
Ruviana is an alternative name for Roviana, an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shoshana
linked to: Shoshana