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Dequante
How to Pronounce Dequante
Pronounced duh-KWAHN-tay /dəˈkwɑn.teɪ/Medium
Meaning: Dequante is a modern African American coinage joining the productive De- prefix with a -quante ending related to the Quan/Quante sound family. It is an invented, euphonious name rather than one with a single documented meaning; it belongs with names like Dequan and Daquante.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
Dequante is a modern American boys' coinage built from the De- prefix and a -quante ending. It appears in United States records from around 1992 and reached its quiet high near 1994, then faded before the two-thousands were out. It was given to only a couple dozen boys a year, so it never became common.
A boy named Dequante at that early-nineties high is an adult now, placing the name in the 1990s coinage era. It has no older root to revive; its appeal was its contemporary, rhythmic sound rather than a traditional meaning.
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What does the name Dequante mean?
It is a modern African American coinage from the De- prefix and -quante element; it has no single fixed meaning.
How do you pronounce Dequante?
It's said duh-KWAHN-tay /dəˈkwɑn.teɪ/, three syllables, main stress in the middle.
Is Dequante a boy or girl name?
Dequante is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Dequante?
It has always been rare, a modern coinage given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its high in the early nineteen-nineties.