Shawanda
Meaning of Shawanda
Shawanda is a feminine given name of contemporary American origin, particularly prominent within African American onomastic traditions, and can be analyzed etymologically as the fusion of the Proto-Slavic root “wanda,” meaning “wanderer,” with the English prefix “Sha-,” a productive element in late 20th-century U.S. naming practices. Its morphology exemplifies systematic recombination of lexical units to produce distinctive personal identifiers, reflecting both innovation and the assertion of cultural heritage. Longitudinal data from Louisiana birth records (1964–1988) document an initial sporadic usage in the mid-1960s, a crescendo peaking in 1977 with 29 occurrences (ranked 105th), and a subsequent gradual decline through the late 1980s; this trajectory underscores the cyclical dynamics of regional naming fashions and demographic influences.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as shuh-WAHN-duh (/ʃəˈwɑn.də/)
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