Keonna
Meaning of Keonna
Keonna is a modern American feminine name, pronounced kee-AW-nuh (/kiːˈɔnə/), whose lineage can be traced to the Irish Cian—‘ancient’ or ‘enduring’—via the masculine Keon before evolving into a feminine form with a melodic –na suffix. The result is a name that carries a rhythmic, two-stress cadence, ebbing and flowing like a gentle tide to evoke a sense of timeless resilience. Although it first emerged sparingly in U.S. birth records of the 1970s, with fewer than a dozen occurrences annually, Keonna reached its zenith in 1996 when eighty-five newborns received the name (ranked 775), and in recent years has maintained a steady niche of roughly twenty to thirty births per year, hovering around the nine-hundredth rank. This sustained, if modest, popularity reflects a broader Anglo-American inclination toward distinctive yet accessible names. Unlikely to be conflated with its famous phonetic cousin Keanu—though overzealous autograph seekers might momentarily hesitate—Keonna nonetheless carries a quiet confidence, its full narrative forever ready to be written.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as kee-AW-nuh (/kiːˈɔnə/)
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