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Laquita
Pronounced luh-KEE-tuh /lษหkiห.tษ/Medium
Meaning: Laquita is a coined name pairing the popular La- prefix with -quita, the Spanish diminutive ending meaning 'little' (as in Chiquita). It reads as a warm, melodic invention rather than a name with a single ancestral root.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Laquita joins the La- prefix โ one of American naming's most productive elements โ to -quita, the Spanish diminutive for 'little.' Present in small numbers from the early twentieth century, it grew with the La- fashion and crested in the early eighties.
Because it spans so many decades, Laquita has been worn by women now ranging from their forties into much older cohorts. It reads as a warm, of-its-era coinage rather than a reviving name.
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What does the name Laquita mean?
Laquita joins the La- prefix to the Spanish diminutive -quita, 'little'; it was crafted for its sound.
How do you pronounce Laquita?
It's said luh-KEE-tuh /lษหkiห.tษ/ โ three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Laquita a boy or girl name?
Laquita is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Laquita?
Laquita was a modest, long-lived favorite that peaked in the early eighties and is now rare.