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Laquitta

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Pronounced luh-KWIT-uh /ləˈkwɪt.ə/Medium

Meaning: Laquitta is a coined American name joining the popular La- prefix with a '-quitta' ending that echoes Marquita (a Spanish diminutive of Marcia/Marquita) and Loquetta; it has no single fixed etymology.Low

In 30 seconds: Laquitta is an invented name pairing the fashionable La- prefix with a lilting '-quitta' ending (said 'luh-KWIT-uh'), close in sound to Marquita.

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningLaquitta is a coined American name joining the popular La- prefix with a '-quitta' ending that echoes Marquita (a Spanish diminutive of Marcia/Marquita) and Loquetta; it has no single fixed etymology.

U.S. rank (1997)#11510 ↗ Rising

1997 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1979

Total births (all-time)≈ 707

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

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

Laquitta is best read as a coinage rather than an inherited name: the decorative La- prefix — hugely productive in twentieth-century African-American naming — joined to a '-quitta' ending that rings against Marquita and Loquetta. Its charm is in the sound rather than a fixed dictionary meaning.

It belongs to the later twentieth century and stayed genuinely rare, only a few dozen girls a year around its 1979 peak. We treat it honestly as an of-its-era invention with a warm, musical shape.

Did you know? The La- prefix generated a whole family of creative mid-century names, of which Laquitta is one distinctive example.

Overall data confidence 35%

References — La- prefix naming — coined name; Marquita comparison

Variations

LaquitaLoquettaMarquitaLakitaLaquitta

Nicknames

QuitaKita

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Marquita— the Spanish diminutive Laquitta's ending echoes

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Laquitta mean?

Laquitta is a coined American name joining the La- prefix with a '-quitta' ending that echoes Marquita.

How do you pronounce Laquitta?

It's said luh-KWIT-uh /ləˈkwɪt.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Laquitta a boy or girl name?

Laquitta is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Laquitta?

Laquitta is a rare, later-twentieth-century coinage.