Shoshenq as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shoshenq

What is the meaning of the name Shoshenq ?

The baby name Shoshenq is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈʃoʊʃɛŋk/ (SOH-shengk).

Shoshenq is Egyptian in Origin.

Shoshenq is a masculine name from ancient Egypt, borrowed from the Libyan Meshwesh language. Its precise meaning is uncertain, but scholars view it as Libyco-Berber rather than native Egyptian. Common variants include Sheshonq, Sheshonk, and Shoshenk; related forms in other traditions are Shishak (Biblical Hebrew) and Sesonchis (Hellenized Greek).

Several pharaohs of the Third Intermediate Period bore the name, most famously Shoshenq I, founder of the Twenty-second (Bubastite) Dynasty, whose Levantine campaign is widely linked with the Shishak of 1 Kings. The name thus carries strong associations with statecraft, military prowess, and cross-cultural contact in the early first millennium BCE. In modern times it remains exceedingly rare as a given name, used mainly by history-minded families or in communities wishing to honor North African heritage.

⚙ Shoshenq is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.