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Dawanda
How to Pronounce Dawanda
Pronounced duh-WAHN-duh /dəˈwɑːn.də/Medium
Meaning: Dawanda blends the popular Da- prefix with Wanda, a Slavic name often linked to the Wends, a west Slavic people, or read as 'wanderer'. The result is a mid-century American coinage that borrows Wanda's roots for a longer, rhythmic name.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
Dawanda pairs the productive Da- prefix with Wanda, a Slavic name tied to the Wends or read as 'wanderer'. It belongs to the mid-century American habit of extending a familiar name, and it inherits Wanda's meaning through its second half.
It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high near 1972, and it faded within a generation. A Dawanda today reads as a mother or grandmother.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Dawanda mean?
It joins the Da- prefix with Wanda, a Slavic name linked to the Wends or read as 'wanderer'.
How do you pronounce Dawanda?
It is said duh-WAHN-duh /dəˈwɑːn.də/, three syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Dawanda a boy or girl name?
Dawanda is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Dawanda?
It has always been rare, given to only a handful of girls a year at its high in the early nineteen-seventies.