Laquasia
Meaning of Laquasia
Laquasia is a modern American feminine given name that originated within African American naming conventions of the late twentieth century, characterized by the concatenation of the La- prefix with the constructed root quasia and the terminal –a suffix. In American English it is pronounced /ləˈkweɪʒə/, with an initial unstressed schwa, a stressed second syllable featuring the diphthong /eɪ/, and a final voiced postalveolar fricative followed by a schwa, yielding a three-syllable prosody. Its emergence in urban centers such as New York City is documented by its appearance in birth records between 1989 and 1995, during which time it registered a modest but consistent presence—peaking at eleven occurrences in 1991 (rank 252) and maintaining ranks between 246 and 252 in other recorded years. Although not traceable to a single etymological source in classical onomastics, Laquasia exemplifies the creative morphological strategies employed to affirm cultural identity and individuality.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as luh-KWAY-zhuh (/ləˈkweɪʒə/)
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