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Umeka
How to Pronounce Umeka
Pronounced oo-MEE-kuh /uˈmiː.kə/Medium
Meaning: Umeka is a modern American coinage that echoes the -meka ending of Tameka and Tomeka with an unusual U- opening. Its appeal is its rounded, open sound rather than a dictionary meaning; it is not connected to the unrelated Japanese Umeko.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
Umeka is a coined American girls' name that appears in United States records in the early 1970s. It reworks the -meka ending of Tameka and Tomeka with a distinctive U- opening, part of the inventive naming among Black American families of the era. It carries no fixed dictionary meaning; its charm is the sound.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around the mid-1970s and rare throughout. A woman named Umeka from then is now in her fifties.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Umeka mean?
It is a modern coinage with no fixed meaning, echoing the -meka ending of Tameka and Tomeka.
How do you pronounce Umeka?
It's said oo-MEE-kuh /uˈmiː.kə/, three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Umeka a boy or girl name?
Umeka is used as a girl's name.
Is Umeka a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, a modern coined name.