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Laveda
How to Pronounce Laveda
Pronounced lah-VEE-dah /ləˈviːdə/Medium
Meaning: Laveda is an American girl's name usually read through the Latin 'lavata', washed or cleansed, giving a sense of 'purified'. In practice it likely arose as an ornamented form of Lavada or of Veda, a name drawn from the Sanskrit for sacred knowledge, with a fashionable La- prefix. Both readings are offered, as the exact route is not recorded.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
Laveda reads most simply through Latin lavata, 'washed, purified', though its birth-name use likely grew from Lavada or from Veda dressed with a La- start. Such La- names were in vogue in early-1900s America.
Laveda was a small name, cresting near 1921 with only a few dozen girls a year and lingering thinly in records as late as the twenty-tens.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Laveda mean?
Laveda is usually linked to the Latin for 'washed' or 'purified', and likely elaborates Lavada or Veda.
How do you pronounce Laveda?
It's said lah-VEE-dah /ləˈviːdə/, three syllables.
Is Laveda a boy or girl name?
Laveda is a girl's name.
Is Laveda a popular name?
No, Laveda was always rare, peaking modestly around the early nineteen-twenties.