Jalesa
Meaning of Jalesa
Jalesa is a feminine name of likely American origin, generated through the fusion of the “Ja-” prefix—prevalent in late-20th-century Anglo-American naming conventions—and the “Lesa” element, a diminutive derivative of the Greek and Hebrew name Elisabeth, whose root Elisheba connotes “God is my oath.” Phonologically rendered as /dʒuˈliːsə/, it features a voiced postalveolar affricate onset and a stressed second syllable that align with prevalent American English prosody patterns. Analysis of Georgia birth records from 1988 to 1992 reveals a steadied but modest adoption, with annual frequencies ranging from five to nine and corresponding Social Security rankings between 159 and 148, indicative of low yet persistent popularity in that regional cohort. Morphologically, Jalesa exemplifies the late-20th-century trend of recombining established name fragments to achieve novel onomastic identities, reflecting a parental preference for names that balance recognisability with individualized creativity and thus projecting associations of modernity and individual expression within the Anglo-American cultural milieu.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as juh-LEE-suh (/dʒuˈliːsə/)
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