name
Meaning 1
A surname from Aramaic.
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Standard Lemma guide
oshana
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noun
Meaning 2
A kind of seasonally inundated depression, particularly in Namibia's Oshana Region.
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Usage: Namibia
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܫܥܢܐ (ʾōšaʿnā, “Hosanna”); this surname is predominantly found among the Assyrian community of Iraq.
From Kwanyama oshana.