Tameeka
Meaning of Tameeka
Tameeka is a feminine given name of modern American coinage, widely regarded as an orthographic variant of Tamika—a name originally inspired by the Japanese Tamiko (珠子, “child of the people”)—that gained particular traction within Anglo-American, and especially African American, naming conventions during the late twentieth century. In English it is pronounced /təˈmiːkə/ (“tuh-MEE-kuh”), and longitudinal data from the U.S. Social Security Administration document its initial appearance in 1969 at rank 761, a steady ascent through the 1970s culminating in a peak rank of 695 in 1975, sustained placement within the 720–800 range during the early 1980s (with a maximum of 63 recorded births in 1981), and a measured decline to roughly ten annual occurrences (ranks 839–869) by the mid-to-late 1990s. Its morphological construction—combining the prefix “Ta-” with an elongated “-ee-ka” phonotactic sequence—reflects broader technical tendencies in Anglo-American name formation toward phonological elaboration and graphic variation, positioning Tameeka as a distinctive example of late-modern feminine naming patterns.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as tuh-MEE-kuh (/təˈmiːkə/)
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