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Lashana
Pronounced luh-SHAH-nuh /ləˈʃɑː.nə/Medium
Meaning: Lashana is a coined African American name that joins the fashionable La- prefix to Shana, a name from the Hebrew and Yiddish for 'beautiful' or a short form of Shoshana, 'lily'. It carries that gentle sense through its Shana core.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
Lashana is a made name of the later twentieth century, formed from the productive La- prefix and Shana, itself from Hebrew and Yiddish for 'beautiful' (and linked to Shoshana, 'lily'). It belongs to the creative African American naming fashion that spun many La- names, and appears in United States records from the mid-nineteen-sixties.
Lashana reached its high point in 1979 and eased off over the following decades, the tight arc typical of these coinages. It reads as a name of the seventies and eighties, worn by women now in their forties, and has gained a little new life through the actress Lashana Lynch rather than a broad revival.
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- ★Lashana Lynch (1987–present)British actress known for roles in the James Bond film No Time to Die and the Marvel series.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Lashana mean?
Lashana joins the La- prefix to Shana, from Hebrew meaning 'beautiful'; it carries that sense.
How do you pronounce Lashana?
It's said luh-SHAH-nuh /ləˈʃɑː.nə/ — three syllables, stress in the middle.
Is Lashana a boy or girl name?
Lashana is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lashana?
Lashana was an uncommon coinage that crested at the end of the nineteen-seventies and has stayed rare, with a little new visibility lately.