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Teshawn
How to Pronounce Teshawn
Pronounced tuh-SHAWN /tΙΛΚΙΛn/Medium
Meaning: Teshawn is a late-twentieth-century American boys' name pairing the popular Te-/Ta- prefix with Shawn. Shawn is an English spelling of Sean, the Irish form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious'. The Te- element is a rhythmic prefix rather than a separate word, so the traceable meaning sits in the Shawn half.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Teshawn joins the Te- prefix, common in coined African American names, with Shawn, itself the English form of the Irish Sean and ultimately of John, 'God is gracious'. Names of this shape flourished from the 1970s onward, and Teshawn is a lighter-used member of the Deshawn and Rashawn family.
It was never common, drawing only a couple dozen boys a year at its high near 2006 before fading. A boy given it then is now a young adult. Like most prefixed -shawn names it has not revived, and it reads as a name rooted in a specific stretch of American naming.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Teshawn mean?
It joins a Te- prefix to Shawn, the English form of Irish Sean, 'God is gracious'.
How do you pronounce Teshawn?
It's said tuh-SHAWN /tΙΛΚΙΛn/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Teshawn a boy or girl name?
Teshawn is used as a boy's name.
Is Teshawn a popular name?
No, it was always rare, a coined Shawn-based name used lightly in the two-thousands.