Latoya

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proper noun

A female given name originating as a coinage, of latter 20th-century African-American usage.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage, of latter 20th-century African-American usage.

Origin

Possibly La- + Toya (“a Spanish pet form of Victoria”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Latoya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latoya

MLA

“Latoya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latoya. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Latoya,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latoya.

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