Ladawn
Meaning of Ladawn
Ladawn is a feminine given name that emerged within mid-20th-century American naming practices, formed through the morphological fusion of the English definite article “La-” with the noun “dawn,” the latter deriving from Old English dagian “to dawn.” The prefix “La-” functions as a stylistic affix, contributing no inherent denotation beyond its role in a broader mid-century preference for innovative, compound structures within Anglo-American onomastics, while “dawn” invokes the literal concept of morning light and, by extension, associations of renewal and optimism. Usage data drawn from Michigan vital records between 1965 and 1976 indicate that Ladawn was registered intermittently, reaching a peak frequency of eleven in 1970 (state rank 209) and exhibiting ranks that fluctuated between 179 and 221. In American English, the name is pronounced /ləˈdɔn/, with primary stress on the second syllable.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as luh-DAWN (/ləˈdɔn/)
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