Latoya (given name)
Latoya is a feminine given name. Other variations of Latoya include Letoya. It is widely believed to be a variation of Toya, a Spanish nickname for Victoria. However, its origins are more ancient, being derived from "Latona", the Latin name of Leto, the Greco-Roman Mother Goddess, who by Zeus gave birth to Artemis and Apollo. It is because Leto/Latona was forced to give birth to her twins in hiding, on a floating island, that the name Latoya means "a flower that blooms and grows inspite of the darkness." Latoya is, therefore, associated with the lotus and the asiatic lilly.
| Pronunciation | luh-toy-uh |
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| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin, Greek and Crete. |
| Meaning | victorious one, praised woman, and a flower which blooms and grows in spite of the darknesschosen one |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Victoria, Letoya, Leto, Latona |
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People with the given name Latoya
- LaToya London (born 1978), American R&B singer and former contestant on American Idol
- LaToya Cantrell (born 1978), American politician elected Mayor of New Orleans in 2017
- LaToya Thomas (born 1981), American professional basketball player with the WNBA
- La Toya Jackson (born 1956), American singer and member of the famous Jackson family
- LaToya Rodriguez (born 1983), American R&B singer
- LaToyia Figueroa (1981–2005), American murder victim from Philadelphia
- LeToya Luckett (born 1981), American singer and former member of Destiny's Child
- Kamara Latoya James (1984-2014), Olympic fencer
- Nadja LaToya Benaissa (born 1982), German singer and former member of No Angels
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Latoya
- All pages with titles containing Latoya
- Latoya (disambiguation)
- LaTonya, given name
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