40%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage African American Pronounced Pron. /lə.ˈʃɔn.də/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Shonda. It can be spelled LaShonda or Lashonda. Related Names Rootsla + Shonda PopularityDetails Last ranked #972 in 1991 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern informal common urban devious strong rough strange comedic Categories authors, comedians, currently out of the US top 1000, invented, playwrights