Takesha

Meaning of Takesha

The feminine appellation Takesha, rendered in American English as tuh-KEE-shuh (/təˈkiːʃə/), originated in the United States during the early 1970s as an innovative variant formed by the addition of the prefix Ta- to the established base Keisha—itself derived from the Hebrew name Keziah, meaning “cassia”—and thus exemplifies the 20th-century morphophonemic creativity characteristic of Anglo-American, particularly African American, naming conventions. Data from the Social Security Administration indicate its first notable registrations in 1971, followed by a period of ascendancy in which the name achieved its highest incidence of 80 occurrences in 1979 and its most favorable national rank of 692 in both 1976 and 1978; thereafter, a gradual diminution transpired through the 1980s and 1990s, culminating in fewer than ten annual registrations and a rank approaching 885 by 1999. This trajectory underscores Takesha’s function as a sociolinguistic marker of cultural identity and phonetic innovation: although its widespread prevalence has receded, it continues to convey associations of modernity, individuality and the precise articulation that emerges when consonantal structure and vocalic rhythm converge in a single feminine form.

Pronunciation

American English

• Pronunced as tuh-KEE-shuh (/təˈkiːʃə/)

• Tasha
• Tanesha
• Tanisha
• Takisha
• Tyesha
• Tashia
• Tawsha