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 [ 2 syll. (r)hon-da, rh-o-nda ] The girl name Rhonda is pronounced as RAANDah KEY. Rhonda is used mostly in English and Welsh, and its language of origin is Welsh. Rhonda is of the meaning good spear. The name was possibly coined in the 20th century from the Welsh elements 'rhon' (spear, pike) and 'da' (good) under the influence of similar names like Rhoda and Rhona. It has also often been associated with the Rhondda valley in South Wales, whose name is itself derived from the river name, and means 'noisy' from a different etymology. The name has also been popularized by the fame of the Welsh peeress and suffragette, Margaret Mackworth, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda (1883-1958). The economic woes of the Rhondda region since the 1960s may have contributed to the subsequent decline of the popularity of the name, especialy in the UK. Rhonda has 16 variant forms. Variant forms of Rhonda include Larhonda, Rhona (used in Scottish as well), Rhondelle, Rhondene, Rhondiesha, Rhonette, Rhonnie, Ron, Rondel, Rondelle, Ronni, and Ronnie. Other English forms include the pet form Rondi, and the spelling variants Rhondda, Ronda, and Ronnda. See also the related forms, the English Shonda and the English Rhoda. Rhonda is an unusual baby name for girls. Its usage peaked in 1965 with 0.599% of baby girls being named Rhonda. Its ranking then was #37. The baby name has since steeply slipped in popularity, and is currently used on a very light scale. Among all girl names in its group, Rhonda was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Rhonda include the English and Arabic Randa, the English Ronda, the German Raimunde, the name Ramit, the English Randee, the English Randi, the English Randie, the English Randy, the Hebrew Ranit, the Arabic Rawand, the French Raymonde, the English Raynette, the French Reinette, the English Rhonette, the English Rondi, the English and Hebrew Ronit, the English Ronnda, the English Ronnette, the Italian Raimonda, and the Spanish Raimunda. Details of famous persons named Rhonda: KEY: Pronunciation for Rhonda: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
