Bashan
Hebrew · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Bashan
The given name 'Bashan' means "serpent" or "place of the serpent" and derives from the Hebrew root *bšn* (בשן), referring to a fertile biblical region east of the Jordan River.
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Etymology
The given name 'Bashan' means "serpent" or "place of the serpent" and derives from the Hebrew root *bšn* (בשן), referring to a fertile biblical region east of the Jordan River. It is used primarily in Jewish and Christian contexts, notably as the name of the kingdom of Og in the Hebrew Bible (Numbers 21:33), and occasionally as a modern given name in Israel and among English-speaking Christians.
Bashan currently ranks #8,999 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1985.
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