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Jatoya
How to Pronounce Jatoya
Pronounced juh-TOY-uh /dʒəˈtɔɪ.ə/Low
Meaning: Jatoya joins the Ja- prefix to Toya, itself a short form of Latoya - a coined name built from the La- prefix. Jatoya belongs to the family of prefixed American names popular in the later twentieth century, and it was made for its sound rather than an inherited meaning, so its exact build is uncertain.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
Jatoya is a modern American coinage that sets the Ja- prefix over Toya, a short form of Latoya. It sits among the prefixed, rhythm-first names that spread through African-American communities in the later twentieth century, and its precise assembly is uncertain, which we note.
It was never common, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak around 1992. A girl named Jatoya then is in her thirties today.
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What does the name Jatoya mean?
It is an invented American name joining the Ja- prefix to Toya, a short form of Latoya; the exact build is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Jatoya?
It is said juh-TOY-uh /dʒəˈtɔɪ.ə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Jatoya a boy or girl name?
Jatoya is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jatoya?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-nineties.