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Ladawna

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Pronounced luh-DAW-nuh /ləˈdɔ.nə/Low

Meaning: Ladawna is a coined name built from the popular La- prefix and Dawna, a lengthened form of Dawn, the English word for daybreak. Prefix names of this shape were a mid-century American favorite.Low

In 30 seconds: Ladawna joins the La- prefix to Dawna, a form of Dawn. It was a mid-century coinage that stayed rare (said luh-DAW-nuh).

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Origin LowAmerican, English

MeaningLadawna is a coined name built from the popular La- prefix and Dawna, a lengthened form of Dawn, the English word for daybreak. Prefix names of this shape were a mid-century American favorite.

U.S. rank (1989)#11613 ↘ Falling

1989 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1983

Total births (all-time)≈ 284

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Ladawna layers the fashionable La- prefix onto Dawna, itself an extended Dawn. The three-beat build places it firmly among the invented prefix names that flourished in mid-to-late twentieth-century America.

Records show Ladawna mainly from the late nineteen-fifties into the nineteen-eighties, always in tiny numbers. A woman named Ladawna near its high point would be in midlife or beyond today.

Did you know? The La- prefix was a productive building block in mid-century American naming, so Ladawna reads as a decorated Dawn, sister to blends like Ladonna and Latonya.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Ladawna — La- prefix + Dawna/Dawn; mid-century coinage; low-frequency records.

Variations

LadonnaLadawnLedawna

Nicknames

DawnDawnaDee

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Dawna— the Dawn form inside the blend

Ladonna— a like La- prefix name

Latonya— a similar mid-century coinage

Shawna— shares the -awna sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ladawna mean?

Ladawna is a coinage joining the La- prefix to Dawna, a form of Dawn, the word for daybreak.

How do you pronounce Ladawna?

It is said luh-DAW-nuh /ləˈdɔ.nə/, three beats with the stress in the middle.

Is Ladawna a boy or girl name?

Ladawna is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Ladawna?

It was always rare, given to only about a dozen girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.