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Lakethia
Pronounced luh-KEE-thee-uh /ləˈki.θi.ə/Low
Meaning: Lakethia unites the popular La- prefix with a Kethia core that echoes Kezia or Keziah, a Hebrew name meaning 'cassia,' a fragrant spice. The result is a flowing four-syllable name in the mid-century African-American coinage tradition.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
Lakethia shows the mid-century African-American habit of coining names by fixing a graceful prefix to an appealing base. Here the base Kethia recalls Kezia and Keziah, the Biblical name of one of Job's daughters, drawn from a Hebrew word for the cassia spice. Whether or not a family intended the scriptural link, Lakethia carries its soft, spice-scented echo within a distinctly modern American frame.
The name was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-seventies. A Lakethia born then is in her forties now, her name a product of that creative decade.
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What does the name Lakethia mean?
It is an African-American coinage joining the La- prefix to a Kethia element that echoes Kezia, a Hebrew name for the cassia spice.
How do you pronounce Lakethia?
It is said luh-KEE-thee-uh /ləˈki.θi.ə/.
Is Lakethia a boy or girl name?
Lakethia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lakethia?
It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-seventies.