Lavonda
Meaning of Lavonda
Lavonda is a feminine given name of modern American onomastic genesis, characterised by the affixation of the French definite article La- to the base Vonda—itself a phonetic variant of the Slavic-derived Wanda. This formation exemplifies the mid-twentieth-century Anglo-American trend of prefixing existing roots to create novel yet linguistically coherent appellations. Analysis of North Carolina birth records from 1944 through 1990 reveals sustained, albeit modest, usage: the name first appears in 1944 (five occurrences, rank 162), reaches a recorded peak of sixteen newborns in 1971 (rank 152), and thereafter maintains annual frequencies between five and twelve, with rankings predominantly within the 140–180 interval. Phonetically rendered as luh-VON-duh (/ləˈvɒndə/), Lavonda occupies a niche status that reflects both its technical construction and its appeal to parents seeking distinctive, etymologically resonant feminine names.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as luh-VON-duh (/ləˈvɒndə/)
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