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Lajada
How to Pronounce Lajada
Pronounced luh-JAH-duh /ləˈdʒɑːdə/Low
Meaning: Lajada is a modern American coinage that fits the popular La- prefix to the name Jada. Jada goes back to the Hebrew Jadah, 'he knows' or 'thankful,' though in Lajada the appeal is mostly the sound. The La- element is a decorative prefix rather than a word with its own meaning.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
Lajada is a coined name that pairs the decorative prefix La- with Jada. Names built this way flourished in African American naming from the nineteen-seventies onward, prizing a musical, personal sound over a fixed dictionary meaning. The Jada base carries the older Hebrew sense 'he knows.'
It was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its brief peak around the year two thousand, and never became widely used. A girl named Lajada then is in her mid-twenties today.
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What does the name Lajada mean?
It is a coined name joining the prefix La- with Jada, a name from Hebrew roots meaning 'he knows.'
How do you pronounce Lajada?
It is said luh-JAH-duh /ləˈdʒɑːdə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Lajada a boy or girl name?
Lajada is used as a girl's name.
How popular is the name Lajada?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak around the year two thousand.