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Laketra
Pronounced luh-KEE-truh /ləˈkiːtrə/Low
Meaning: Laketra is best read as a modern African American coinage, pairing the popular La- prefix with a -ketra sound element that echoes names like Ketra and Electra. It carries style rather than a fixed dictionary 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
Laketra belongs to the creative La- naming tradition that blossomed among African American families in the nineteen-seventies, where a familiar prefix was joined to a fresh, musical ending. Rather than translating a single root, the name signals rhythm and individuality, with the -ketra part echoing names such as Ketra.
It was always rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year even at its peak around 1979, and slipped from the record by the early two-thousands. A girl named Laketra then is reaching middle age today.
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What does the name Laketra mean?
It is a modern coined name joining the La- prefix to a -ketra sound; it carries style more than a fixed meaning.
How do you pronounce Laketra?
It is said luh-KEE-truh /ləˈkiːtrə/, three syllables stressed in the middle.
Is Laketra a boy or girl name?
Laketra is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Laketra?
It was always rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak in the nineteen-seventies.