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deshawna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-shaw-na
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.

Etymology

De- + Shawna. African-American coinage with the prefix De

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

De Shawna (alternative) Deshauna (alternative) De Shauna (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

DeShawn

Questions

What does deshawna mean?
A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
Where does deshawna come from?
De- + Shawna. African-American coinage with the prefix De

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