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Daejah
How to Pronounce Daejah
Pronounced DAY-zhah /ˈdeɪ.ʒɑː/Medium
Meaning: Daejah is a phonetic respelling of Deja, from French déjà, 'already' (familiar from déjà vu); Deja and its spellings became stylish American girls' names in the late twentieth century.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Daejah respells Deja, taken from French déjà, 'already', the word most people know from déjà vu. The dae-jah spelling gives the airy French word a distinctive American look as a girls' name.
It stayed rare, cresting around the turn of the two-thousands at just a few dozen girls a year; it reads as a fashionable word-name of its moment, carrying the light 'already' sense of the French original.
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What does the name Daejah mean?
Daejah is a respelling of Deja, from French déjà, 'already'.
How do you pronounce Daejah?
It's said DAY-zhah /ˈdeɪ.ʒɑː/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Daejah a boy or girl name?
Daejah is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Daejah?
Daejah is a rare spelling of Deja, seen mostly around the turn of the two-thousands.