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Chonda
How to Pronounce Chonda
Pronounced CHON-dah /หtสษn.dษ/Medium
Meaning: Chonda reads as a Ch- variant of Rhonda, a twentieth-century name possibly from the Welsh Rhondda valley or a rhyming coinage on Rhoda. It also stands alone in the Sh-/Ch- family with Shonda and Rhonda. Routes are modest.Low
Popularity in the U.S. ยท SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Chonda sits in the Rhonda/Shonda family, a Ch- spelling of a mid-century name linked loosely to the Welsh Rhondda valley or coined to rhyme with Rhoda. It kept a low profile except through its best-known bearer.
It was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak around 1975, and it stays rare. A girl named Chonda then is in her fifties now.
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Chonda Pierce (b. 1960)American comedian known for Christian stand-up comedy.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Chonda mean?
It is a Ch- variant of Rhonda, a mid-century name possibly tied to the Welsh Rhondda valley.
How do you pronounce Chonda?
It is said CHON-dah /หtสษn.dษ/, with the stress as marked.
Is Chonda a boy or girl name?
Chonda is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Chonda?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the mid-nineteen-seventies.