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Lakeishia
How to Pronounce Lakeishia
Pronounced luh-KEE-shuh /ləˈkiːʃə/Low
Meaning: Lakeishia is one of many 1970s American respellings of Lakeisha, built from the popular prefix La- plus Keisha. Keisha is usually traced to Keziah, a biblical name meaning 'cassia,' the fragrant bark; the added -ia gives the name a fuller, more formal shape.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Lakeishia is an expanded form of Lakeisha, itself a 1970s blend of the fashionable prefix La- with Keisha. Keisha is generally traced back to the biblical Keziah, 'cassia,' so the borrowed meaning is that fragrant tree, dressed up here with an extra syllable and a softer ending.
As a birth name Lakeishia was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its mid-1970s peak and to roughly a hundred girls across its whole American run. A woman named Lakeishia then is in her late forties today, part of the creative African American naming boom of that decade.
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What does the name Lakeishia mean?
It is an elaborated form of Lakeisha, a 1970s African American blend of La- and Keisha; Keisha is usually tied to Keziah, meaning 'cassia,' a fragrant tree.
How do you pronounce Lakeishia?
It is said luh-KEE-shuh /ləˈkiːʃə/ - three syllables, with the stress on the middle one.
Is Lakeishia a boy or girl name?
Lakeishia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lakeishia?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak in the mid-nineteen-seventies.