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Shantea
How to Pronounce Shantea
Pronounced shahn-TAY /ʃɑːnˈteɪ/Medium
Meaning: Shantea is a modern African American coinage close to Chante and Shantay, names drawn from the French chante, 'sung' or 'sing.' The -tea spelling is a phonetic take on that -tay sound, so the name carries a light, musical association rather than a separate literal 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
Shantea is a modern American coinage in the Chante and Shantay family, ultimately touching the French chante, 'sung.' The -tea spelling is a phonetic rendering of the -tay sound, part of the inventive Black American naming of the nineteen-seventies. It appears on United States birth records from the mid-nineteen-seventies.
It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its high in the early nineteen-nineties, so a girl named Shantea then would be in her thirties today. It reads as a coinage of its era rather than a revival.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shantea mean?
It is a modern coinage in the Chante and Shantay family, touching the French chante, 'sung.'
How do you pronounce Shantea?
It's said shahn-TAY /ʃɑːnˈteɪ/, two syllables with the stress on the last.
Is Shantea a boy or girl name?
Shantea is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shantea?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.