Laconia: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Laconia – Origin: Ancient Greek – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: luh-KOH-nee-uh


Laconia is an Ancient Greek girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Laconia

Origin: Ancient Greek.

A common claim: hollow, valley Actually: Laconia is the classical region of Sparta; there is no reliable linguistic basis for the meaning 'hollow' or 'valley'.

How to Pronounce Laconia

Phonetic: luh-KOH-nee-uh   IPA: /ləˈkoʊ.ni.ə/

Popularity of Laconia

Laconia doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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