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Lagena

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Pronounced luh-JEE-nuh /ləˈdʒiː.nə/Medium

Meaning: Lagena is a modern American coinage that fronts the prefix La- onto Gena - a short form of names like Regina ('queen') or Eugenia ('well-born'). It is built from familiar sounds, its meaning reaching through Gena to those parent names.Low

In 30 seconds: Lagena is a rare coinage joining La- with Gena. It appears in US records from the mid-fifties and peaked around 1976 (said luh-JEE-nuh).

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningLagena is a modern American coinage that fronts the prefix La- onto Gena - a short form of names like Regina ('queen') or Eugenia ('well-born'). It is built from familiar sounds, its meaning reaching through Gena to those parent names.

U.S. rank (1985)#8815 ↗ Rising

1985 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1976

Total births (all-time)≈ 134

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

Lagena joins the prefix La- to Gena, a short form of Regina ('queen') or Eugenia ('well-born'). It belongs to the mid-century flowering of coined La- names in African-American families.

It was never common, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak around 1976. A girl named Lagena then would be reaching middle age today.

Did you know? The short name Gena, drawn from Regina or Eugenia, gave the La- naming tradition a graceful base, and Lagena is one of its quieter results.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Lagena — Coinage La- + Gena (Regina/Eugenia); 1970s cohort; traced honestly.

Variations

LaginaLageenaLajenaLegena

Nicknames

GenaGenie

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Regina— a parent of the Gena element

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lagena mean?

It is a coinage joining the prefix La- with Gena, a short form of Regina ('queen') or Eugenia ('well-born').

How do you pronounce Lagena?

It is said luh-JEE-nuh /ləˈdʒiː.nə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Lagena a boy or girl name?

Lagena is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Lagena?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-seventies.