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Lateka
How to Pronounce Lateka
Pronounced luh-TEE-kuh /ləˈtiːkə/Low
Meaning: Lateka pairs the productive La- opening with a -teka ending, echoing names like Latasha and Lakeisha; it is a modern African American coinage built for its rhythm rather than an inherited meaning.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
Lateka belongs to that inventive family. It surfaced in the mid nineteen-seventies and reached its modest high around 1980.
It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak. A girl named Lateka then would be in her forties today. The name has a light, four-beat lilt typical of the La- coinages of its decade.
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What does the name Lateka mean?
It is a modern coined name joining the La- prefix to a -teka ending.
How do you pronounce Lateka?
It is said luh-TEE-kuh /ləˈtiːkə/, with the stress on the middle syllable.
Is Lateka a boy or girl name?
Lateka is recorded as a girl's name.
How popular is Lateka?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its height around the turn of the nineteen-eighties.