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Ronda
Say it: RON-duh
Meaning
A spelling of Rhonda, a 20th-century coinage probably influenced by the Rhondda valley in Wales; the claimed meaning 'good spear' is a folk etymology.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Mostly used in the US in the 1950s and 1960s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 34,667 babies given this name since 1915
- At its height in 1967, about 1 in 920 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Rhonda
Famous bearers
- Ronda Rousey, American mixed martial artist
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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