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Shwanda
How to Pronounce Shwanda
Pronounced SHWAHN-duh /ˈʃwɑn.də/Low
Meaning: Shwanda is a contracted spelling of Shawanda, a name that adds an Sh- prefix to Wanda, a Polish and Slavic name traditionally tied to the Wends or to a legendary Polish princess; the meaning is loosely inherited.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
Shwanda is a compressed spelling of Shawanda, part of the mid-century wave of Sh- prefixed girl names. It stayed rare, touching a small high around 1976.
Given to only about twenty girls a year at most, it faded by the late nineteen-eighties. A girl named Shwanda at that peak would be in her late forties today. The dropped vowel makes the spelling look brisk but can trip a reader, so the audio uses the respelling.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shwanda mean?
It is a contracted variant of Shawanda, built by prefixing Sh- to the Slavic name Wanda.
How do you pronounce Shwanda?
It is said SHWAHN-duh /ˈʃwɑn.də/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Shwanda a boy or girl name?
Shwanda is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shwanda?
It has always been very rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-seventies.