Tashyra
Meaning of Tashyra
Tashyra, pronounced tuh-SHY-ruh (/təˈʃaɪrə/), emerged in the late twentieth-century United States as an inventive blend of the familiar Tasha and the contemporary suffix -yra, reminiscent of names like Tyra and Keira. Its precise etymology remains uncertain, but its phonetic structure—three syllables with stress on the second—reflects Anglo-American naming conventions that value both clarity and novelty. Social Security Administration data first record Tashyra in 1988 at rank 807, with intermittent appearances through the 1990s (peaking near rank 838 in 1994) before a gradual descent to rank 942 by 2011, illustrating its persistent rarity. Linguistically, the central “shy” phoneme introduces a crisp auditory contrast, while the terminal “-ra” aligns it with established name endings, imparting a sense of structural balance. From an analytical standpoint, Tashyra appeals to parents prioritizing a technically coherent choice with low frequency, offering a bespoke alternative to mainstream entries. Ironically, its obscurity becomes a form of understated sophistication, turning rarity into its own metric of distinction.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as tuh-SHY-ruh (/təˈʃaɪrə/)
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