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Tashima
How to Pronounce Tashima
Pronounced tuh-SHEE-muh /təˈʃi.mə/Medium
Meaning: Tashima is an African American coined name from the later twentieth century, built on a Ta- opening and a -shima element close to Tashina. Its meaning is carried by that coinage family and sound rather than a documented root.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
Tashima is a coined American name pairing a Ta- opening with a -shima ending that echoes Tashina and Tanisha. Names of this kind were shaped for their flow and sound in the later twentieth century, part of a creative naming tradition rather than a word with a fixed meaning.
Tashima was never common, borne by only a few dozen girls a year with a faint peak around 1978 and light use into the 1990s. It sits nearest to Tashina and Tanisha in sound.
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What does the name Tashima mean?
Tashima is a coined name in the Tashina and Ta- family; its meaning is in its sound rather than a single root.
How do you pronounce Tashima?
It's said tuh-SHEE-muh /təˈʃi.mə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Tashima a boy or girl name?
Tashima is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tashima?
Tashima is rare, a later-century coinage of the Ta- name family.