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 [ syll. las-haw(n), la-sha-wn ] The boy name Lashawn is also used, and more commonly so, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is LAE-SHAO-N KEY. Lashawn's origin, as well as its use, is in the English language. The name is a recent coinage from the combination of the name component 'La-' and the name Shawn. See also the related form, Shawn (English and Irish). Lashawn is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1977, 0.006% of baby boys were given the name Lashawn. Its ranking then was #830. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is currently of infrequent use. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Lashawn, Shawn (English and Irish) was the most widely used. Lashawn has predominantly been a girl name in the past century. In 1980, 88% more girls than boys were given the name Lashawn. Baby names that sound like Lashawn include Lakshman (Indian), Lawson (English), Lochan (Indian), Logan (English and Scottish), Login (English), Lokman (Turkish), Lokni, Lucian (English), Lucjan (Polish), Luken (Basque), Lukyan (Russian), Lasimonne (French), Louison (French), Lucano (Italian), Lucien (French and English), and Luciano (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish). KEY: approx pronunciation for Lashawn: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
