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Laniesha
How to Pronounce Laniesha
Pronounced luh-NEE-shuh /ləˈniːʃə/Low
Meaning: Laniesha is an invented name of the 1980s and 1990s, formed from the popular La- prefix and a -niesha sound shared with Niesha and Tanisha. Like many La- names it was made for its soft, flowing rhythm rather than from a single root, so it carries no fixed older 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
Laniesha is a coined name rather than an inherited one, built from the La- prefix and the -niesha element found in Niesha and Tanisha. It belongs to the inventive African American naming of the late twentieth century, prized for its gentle sound over any dictionary meaning.
Laniesha was never common, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its early-1990s peak and to roughly a hundred girls in all. A woman named Laniesha then is around thirty today, part of an inventive La- naming generation.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Laniesha mean?
It is a modern coinage with no fixed dictionary meaning, joining the La- prefix to a -niesha element as in Niesha and Tanisha.
How do you pronounce Laniesha?
It is said luh-NEE-shuh /ləˈniːʃə/ - three syllables, with the stress in the middle.
Is Laniesha a boy or girl name?
Laniesha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Laniesha?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.