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Laquandra

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Pronounced luh-KWAHN-druh /ləˈkwɑn.drə/Medium

Meaning: Laquandra is a coined African-American name built from the fashionable La- prefix and a Quandra element related to Quanda and Quandrea. Names of this shape were assembled for their rhythm rather than a single dictionary meaning, and this one carries no older etymology.Low

In 30 seconds: Laquandra is a coined African-American name from the La- prefix and a Quandra sound. It was a brief, invented flourish of the late nineteen-eighties, chosen for its rolling rhythm rather than any older meaning.
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Origin LowEnglish (African-American coinage)
MeaningLaquandra is a coined African-American name built from the fashionable La- prefix and a Quandra element related to Quanda and Quandrea. Names of this shape were assembled for their rhythm rather than a single dictionary meaning, and this one carries no older etymology.
U.S. rank (2001)#16784 ↘ Falling
2001 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1990
Total births (all-time)≈ 432

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199019722001

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Laquandra is a modern coinage rather than an inherited name: it joins the popular La- prefix to a Quandra element related to Quanda, in the inventive African-American naming style of the late twentieth century. The meaning lives in the sound, not in an ancient root.

It surfaced only briefly, reaching no more than a few dozen girls a year around 1990 before fading, and it belongs firmly to that one creative generation. Sisters or cousins might have carried close cousins like Laquanda or Shaquandra.

Did you know? Laquandra follows a whole family of La- names that African-American parents built by prefixing a stylish 'La' onto an existing root - here Quanda - a wave of creative naming that peaked in the eighties and nineties.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - La- prefix coinages — African-American invented names; Quanda root

Variations

LaquandaLaquandreaLakwandra

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If you like Laquandra…

Laquanda— the closely related La- name it elaborates
Lakisha— another La- coinage of the same African-American moment
Shaquanda— a rhyming coinage built on the same Quanda root
Latoya— a widely known La- prefix name of the era

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Laquandra mean?

Laquandra is a modern African-American coinage joining the La- prefix to a Quandra element from Quanda; its meaning is in its sound.

How do you pronounce Laquandra?

It's said luh-KWAHN-druh /ləˈkwɑn.drə/.

Is Laquandra a boy or girl name?

Laquandra is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Laquandra?

Laquandra was always uncommon, a brief creative flourish among African-American families around the turn of the nineties.

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