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Jameca
How to Pronounce Jameca
Pronounced juh-MEE-kuh /dʒəˈmi.kə/Low
Meaning: Jameca reads as a created name that echoes Jamaica, the Caribbean island, likely built as a Ja- opening plus a -meca element. The island's name comes from a Taino word often glossed as 'land of wood and water.' Jameca borrows that pleasant echo without being a place name proper; its meaning is loosely tied to that sound.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
Jameca is a modern American coinage that plays on the sound of Jamaica, most naturally read as a Ja- opening joined to a -meca element. The island's name comes from a Taino word for 'land of wood and water.' Jameca borrows that music as a fresh given name rather than a literal place name.
Jameca was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high point around 1982. A woman named Jameca then is in her forties today.
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What does the name Jameca mean?
It is a modern coinage echoing the place name Jamaica, likely a Ja- plus -meca blend.
How do you pronounce Jameca?
It is said juh-MEE-kuh /dʒəˈmi.kə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Jameca a boy or girl name?
Jameca is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jameca?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.