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Lashaundra
How to Pronounce Lashaundra
Pronounced luh-SHAWN-druh /ləˈʃɔːn.drə/Medium
Meaning: Lashaundra joins the La- prefix to Shaundra, a feminine elaboration of Shaun (an English form of Sean/John, Hebrew 'God is gracious'). It belongs to the rich family of La- coinages of the later twentieth century.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Lashaundra pairs the popular La- prefix with Shaundra, a feminine elaboration of Shaun — an English spelling of Sean, from John, Hebrew for 'God is gracious'. Like Latasha and Latoya, it gives a familiar root a fresh, rhythmic first syllable.
It stayed rare, chosen for only a few dozen girls a year and cresting around nineteen-eighty before fading. A Lashaundra today is likely in her forties, and the name reads as a melodic period coinage grounded in the Shaun/John family.
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What does the name Lashaundra mean?
Lashaundra is a coined elaboration of Shaundra with the La- prefix, tied to Shaun/John, 'God is gracious'.
How do you pronounce Lashaundra?
It's said luh-SHAWN-druh, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Lashaundra a boy or girl name?
Lashaundra is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lashaundra?
Lashaundra has always been rare in the U.S., a later-century coinage that never became common.