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Leoda
How to Pronounce Leoda
Pronounced lee-OH-duh /liˈoʊdə/Medium
Meaning: Leoda is an uncommon early American girl's name whose most plausible root is the Germanic element leud or liud, 'people' or 'folk', the same element seen in names like Leota and Leodegar. Its exact coining is uncertain, and it may in part be an elaboration of Leo or Leona; the origin is offered with modest confidence.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
Leoda is a scarce given name recorded for American girls around the turn of the twentieth century. Its likeliest root is the Germanic leud, 'people', linking it to Leota and the broader family of Leo- names, though its precise formation is not firmly documented.
Never more than a rarity, it reached only a couple dozen girls a year at best around 1916 and had all but vanished by mid-century. A Leoda from that time would belong to a great-grandmother's generation, and the name today reads as a genuinely obscure vintage coinage.
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What does the name Leoda mean?
It most likely comes from the Germanic element leud, 'people', and is close kin to Leota.
How do you pronounce Leoda?
It's said lee-OH-duh /liˈoʊdə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Leoda a boy or girl name?
Leoda is used as a girl's name.
Is Leoda a popular name?
No, it has always been very rare, seeing only faint use in the early twentieth century.