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Tondra

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How to Pronounce Tondra

Pronounced TON-druh /ˈtɑn.drə/Medium

Meaning: Tondra is a coined American girl's name with no settled etymology, formed by ear on the pattern of Sondra and Tandra (themselves reshapings of Sandra/Alexandra). Its appeal is its sound rather than a traced meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Tondra is a coined mid-century name echoing Sondra and Tandra, valued for its sound (said 'TON-druh').
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningTondra is a coined American girl's name with no settled etymology, formed by ear on the pattern of Sondra and Tandra (themselves reshapings of Sandra/Alexandra). Its appeal is its sound rather than a traced meaning.
U.S. rank (1996)#11726 ↘ Falling
1996 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1970
Total births (all-time)≈ 632

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197019461996

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tondra is a made name of the mid-twentieth century, built on the fashionable -ondra sound heard in Sondra and Tandra. Those in turn reshape Sandra and Alexandra, but Tondra itself is a free coinage rather than a traced form.

It was never common, cresting around 1970 and fading by the mid-nineteen-nineties. It reads as a period sound-coinage, most at home among its -ondra and -andra cousins, and it has not been revived.

Did you know? Tondra is one of many -ondra and -andra coinages of the era, rhyming with Sondra and Kendra but without a fixed meaning of its own.
Overall data confidence 35%
References — Tondra — coined name; -ondra pattern of Sondra/Tandra

Variations

TandraSondra

Nicknames

ToniDra

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If you like Tondra…

Sondra— a like -ondra name Tondra echoes
Kendra— another -dra girl's name of the same sound
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tondra mean?

Tondra is a coined name without a settled meaning, formed on the pattern of Sondra and Tandra.

How do you pronounce Tondra?

It's said TON-druh /ˈtɑn.drə/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Tondra a boy or girl name?

Tondra is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Tondra?

Tondra was always rare, a mid-century coinage that is very uncommon today.

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