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Dejuana
How to Pronounce Dejuana
Pronounced duh-WAH-nuh /dəˈwɑː.nə/Medium
Meaning: Dejuana adds the productive De- prefix to Juana, the Spanish feminine of Juan. Juan and Juana descend from Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious,' so Dejuana carries that meaning under a distinctly modern, prefixed spelling.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
Dejuana is a coined name that fits the Spanish Juana with the De- prefix popular in mid-century American naming. Juana is the feminine of Juan, both from Hebrew Yohanan, God is gracious; Dejuana keeps that root while the added De- gives it a contemporary shape.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its mid-1960s peak and fading by the early 2000s. A Dejuana from that time is in her sixties now; it reads as a coined De- name of its era rather than a documented revival.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Dejuana mean?
It is a coinage from the De- prefix and Juana, the Spanish feminine of John ('God is gracious').
How do you pronounce Dejuana?
It's said duh-WAH-nuh /dəˈwɑː.nə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Dejuana a boy or girl name?
Dejuana is used as a girl's name.
Is Dejuana a popular name?
No, it stayed rare, a coined De- name seen mostly in the mid-nineteen-sixties.