oshanaEtymologyBorrowed from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܫܥܢܐ (ʾōšaʿnā, “Hosanna”); this surname is predominantly found among the Assyrian community of Iraq.oshana means A surname from Aramaic. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.nameA surname from Aramaic.nounA kind of seasonally inundated depression, particularly in Namibia's Oshana Region.