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Latoshia
How to Pronounce Latoshia
Pronounced luh-TOH-shuh /lษหtoส.สษ/High
Meaning: Latoshia is a coined African American name from the La- prefix and a Toshia / Tosha base, the base itself echoing names like Natasha and the Japanese-sounding Toshi. It carries that sound rather than a documented single meaning.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Latoshia is a made African American name rather than a translated word, built from the La- prefix and a Toshia or Tosha base โ a base that itself recalls Natasha and other -osha/-oshia sounds then in the air. It belongs to the same wide coinage family as Latonya and Latasha, appearing in United States records from the mid-nineteen-sixties.
It reached its high point in 1978 and faded within about two decades. Latoshia reads as a distinctly late-century coinage worn by women now in their forties, and is not part of any revival.
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What does the name Latoshia mean?
Latoshia is a coined African American name in the La- prefix family; it carries that sound rather than a documented ancient meaning.
How do you pronounce Latoshia?
It's said luh-TOH-shuh /lษหtoส.สษ/ โ three syllables, stress in the middle.
Is Latoshia a boy or girl name?
Latoshia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Latoshia?
Latoshia was an uncommon coined name that crested in the late seventies and has been rare since the nineties; it has not returned.