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Lashante
How to Pronounce Lashante
Pronounced luh-SHAHN-tay /ləˈʃɑːn.teɪ/Medium
Meaning: Lashante blends the popular La- prefix with Shante or Chante, from the French chanter, 'to sing,' a coinage in the creative African-American naming tradition of the later twentieth century.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
Lashante is a coinage in the African-American tradition of building names on the La- prefix, here paired with Shante or Chante, tied to the French chanter, 'to sing.' The result is invented but rooted in a real and recognizable pattern.
It was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year around its peak in the early nineteen-nineties, and it faded within a decade or so. A girl named Lashante then is in her thirties today.
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What does the name Lashante mean?
It is an African-American coinage joining the La- prefix with Shante, from the French chanter, 'to sing.'
How do you pronounce Lashante?
It is said luh-SHAHN-tay /ləˈʃɑːn.teɪ/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Lashante a boy or girl name?
Lashante is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lashante?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year around its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.