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Lakeyshia
Pronounced luh-KEE-shuh /ləˈkiː.ʃə/Medium
Meaning: Lakeyshia is a coined name pairing the popular La- prefix with Keysha, part of the Keisha and Lakeisha family. Keisha itself is often traced to Keziah, a biblical name meaning 'cassia,' a fragrant bark. Lakeyshia is an ornate respelling and does not carry one 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
Lakeyshia is an elaborated African-American coinage, built from the fashionable La- opening and the Keisha and Keysha sounds that flourished in mid-century American naming. Behind that family lies Keziah, the biblical name for the fragrant cassia. The many spellings, Lakeisha, Lakisha, Lakeyshia, show parents personalizing a beloved sound, so the name's meaning rests in its parts more than in one root.
Lakeyshia was always rare in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1977, while plainer forms were more common. A woman named Lakeyshia then is in her late forties today.
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What does the name Lakeyshia mean?
It joins the La- prefix with Keysha, part of the Keisha family sometimes traced to Keziah, 'cassia.'
How do you pronounce Lakeyshia?
It is said luh-KEE-shuh /ləˈkiː.ʃə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Lakeyshia a boy or girl name?
Lakeyshia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lakeyshia?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-seventies.