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latoya

/lətˈɔɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
la-toya
IPA
/lətˈɔɪə/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name originating as a coinage, of latter 20th-century African-American usage.

Etymology

Possibly La- + Toya (“a Spanish pet form of Victoria”).

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

paranoia nagoya montoya sequoia soya moya goya toya loya bedoya sequoyah tafoya

Questions

How do you pronounce latoya?
The recorded pronunciation is /lətˈɔɪə/.
What does latoya mean?
A female given name originating as a coinage, of latter 20th-century African-American usage.
Where does latoya come from?
Possibly La- + Toya (“a Spanish pet form of Victoria”).

How to pronounce latoya

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