Dejanelle
Meaning of Dejanelle
Dejanelle, pronounced dee-juh-NELL (/diˈdʒənɛl/), is a relatively recent American coinage that linguistically fuses the French-derived particle “De-” or the standalone appellation “Deja” with “Janelle,” a diminutive of the Hebrew Yôḥānān, “God is gracious.” Morphologically, the name functions as a blended or telescoped form, illustrating the late-twentieth-century Anglo-American practice of constructing novel feminine names by pairing familiar phonetic units to achieve both originality and intelligibility. Empirical data drawn from United States Social Security records confirm its rarity: occurrences remained in the single digits during its brief measurable window of 1998–2002, peaking at rank 870 in 1998 and never surpassing five recorded births in any subsequent year. Absent entrenched mythological or literary associations, Dejanelle nonetheless inherits the theological resonance of its Janelle component while simultaneously conveying a contemporary, almost avant-garde aura through its inventive structure, thereby offering parents a distinctive yet culturally legible choice for a daughter.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as dee-juh-NELL (/diˈdʒənɛl/)
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