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Lashelle
How to Pronounce Lashelle
Pronounced luh-SHEL /lΙΛΚΙl/Medium
Meaning: Lashelle is a coined name joining the popular La- prefix to a -shelle ending drawn from Rochelle or Michelle; those French names mean 'little rock' and 'who is like God', but Lashelle itself is prized for its elegant sound.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Lashelle is a coinage built from the La- prefix and the fashionable -shelle of Rochelle and Michelle. The French models mean 'little rock' and 'who is like God', but Lashelle's own draw is its polished, feminine music.
It was a modest choice that peaked in the early nineteen-eighties before easing off. It reads as a distinctly later-twentieth-century name and remains uncommon.
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What does the name Lashelle mean?
Lashelle is a later-century African-American coinage, the La- prefix plus a -shelle ending from Rochelle or Michelle; its appeal is the sound.
How do you pronounce Lashelle?
It's said luh-SHEL /lΙΛΚΙl/ β two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Lashelle a boy or girl name?
Lashelle is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lashelle?
Lashelle was an uncommon later-twentieth-century coinage and remains rare.