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Lequita
How to Pronounce Lequita
Pronounced luh-KEE-tah /ləˈkiːtə/Medium
Meaning: Lequita is a twentieth-century American coinage with no single fixed source. It most plausibly joins the popular prefix Le- to a Spanish-flavored -quita ending, the diminutive that turns Franca into Franquita or chica into chiquita. The result is a rhythmic, invented name rather than an inherited one, so its 'meaning' is best described as its structure rather than a literal gloss.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
Lequita is an American invention that blends the fashionable Le- prefix with the Spanish diminutive ending -quita. Names of this pattern flourished in the mid and later twentieth century, prizing sound over settled meaning.
Lequita was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its 1980s high and little used since. A Lequita from then is now approaching midlife, and the name reads as a distinctly American, musically built coinage.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Lequita mean?
It is a coined American name, most likely joining the prefix Le- with a Spanish-style -quita ending.
How do you pronounce Lequita?
It is said luh-KEE-tah, three syllables with the stress on KEE.
Is Lequita a boy or girl name?
Lequita is used as a girl's name.
Is Lequita a popular name?
No, Lequita was always rare, a coined name that saw only light use in the later twentieth century.