Lashawn as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lashawn

What is the meaning of the name Lashawn ?

The baby name Lashawn is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced lə-SHAWN.

Lashawn is African American, Hebrew, Irish in Origin.

Lashawn is a modern American compound, first securely visible in U.S. records as LaShawn/Lashawn in the mid twentieth century. Its structure joins the productive naming prefix La- to Shawn, an English spelling of Irish Seán. Seán is the Irish form of John, from Latin Iohannes and Greek Ioannes, ultimately Hebrew Yochanan or Yehochanan, built from yo, referring to Yahweh, and chanan, to be gracious. The inherited literal sense is God is gracious.

The name belongs chiefly to African American naming practice of the late 1960s and 1970s, when prefixed creations such as LaToya, DeShawn, and LaShonda became visible. Behind the Name places LaShawn in African American usage, and 2020 U.S. Census tables identify Black or African American as the largest bearer group for Lashawn. It has been used for women and men, with female registrations stronger at its 1970s peak. Spellings such as LaShawn and Lashaun reflect the same pronunciation.