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Dashawna

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How to Pronounce Dashawna

Pronounced duh-SHAW-nuh /dəˈʃɔ.nə/Medium

Meaning: Dashawna is a coined feminine name joining the 'Da-' prefix to Shawna, the feminine of Shawn. Shawn descends from Sean, the Irish form of John ('God is gracious'), so the base carries that meaning, while the 'Da-' opening marks Dashawna as a modern African-American coinage alongside Deshawna and Lashawna.Low

In 30 seconds: Dashawna is a coined feminine name joining 'Da-' with Shawna, in the Shawn family. It was a flowing pick of the nineties (said 'duh-SHAW-nuh').

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MeaningDashawna is a coined feminine name joining the 'Da-' prefix to Shawna, the feminine of Shawn. Shawn descends from Sean, the Irish form of John ('God is gracious'), so the base carries that meaning, while the 'Da-' opening marks Dashawna as a modern African-American coinage alongside Deshawna and Lashawna.

U.S. rank (2019)#16119 ↗ Rising

2019 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1997

Total births (all-time)≈ 483

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Dashawna joins the 'Da-' prefix to Shawna, a feminine of Shawn from the Irish Sean. It belongs to the prefixed-coinage family that includes Deshawna and Lashawna.

It appears from about 1977 and peaks faintly near 1997, with a thin tail into the twenty-tens. It stayed rare, one prefixed variant among many in the Shawna family.

Did you know? Dashawna's Shawna base traces all the way back to John, by way of the Irish Sean - so a very modern coinage still carries the old meaning 'God is gracious'.

Overall data confidence 45%

References - Dashawna / Shawna — Coined 'Da-' + Shawna; African-American naming

Variations

DashaunaDeshawnaDashawnnaDashona

Nicknames

ShawnaDash

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If you like Dashawna…

Shawna— the base name Dashawna elaborates

Deshawna— a same-pattern prefixed coinage

Lashawna— a matching 'La-' version of the name

Shauna— an alternate spelling of the Shawna base

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Dashawna mean?

Dashawna joins the 'Da-' prefix to Shawna, a feminine of Shawn ultimately meaning 'God is gracious'.

How do you pronounce Dashawna?

It's said duh-SHAW-nuh /dəˈʃɔ.nə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Dashawna a boy or girl name?

Dashawna is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Dashawna?

Dashawna has always been rare, a coinage seen mainly in the nineties.