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Laquanda
Pronounced luh-KWAHN-duh /ləˈkwɑːn.də/High
Meaning: Laquanda is a coined African American name of the later twentieth century, built from the productive La- prefix and a -quanda / -wanda base. It carries the rhythm of that naming family rather than a documented ancient 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
Laquanda is a made name rather than a translated word, part of the mid-to-late-century flowering of African American coinages that joined prefixes like La-, Sha- and Ta- to bases such as -wanda and -quanda. Laquanda pairs the La- opening with that base and appears in United States records from the late nineteen-sixties.
It reached a modest high point in 1977 and faded within a couple of decades, a tight arc typical of these coinages. Laquanda reads as a distinctly late-century name worn by women now in their forties and fifties, and is not part of any revival.
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What does the name Laquanda mean?
Laquanda is a coined African American name in the La-/-quanda family; it carries that sound rather than a documented ancient meaning.
How do you pronounce Laquanda?
It's said luh-KWAHN-duh /ləˈkwɑːn.də/ — three syllables, stress in the middle.
Is Laquanda a boy or girl name?
Laquanda is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Laquanda?
Laquanda was an uncommon coined name that crested in the late seventies and has been rare since the two-thousands; it has not returned.