AthleteAmerican1984 – present
Rashonda Lanease Cox
WNBA basketball player
Biography
American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for multiple teams including the Los Angeles Sparks and Atlanta Dream. She was drafted in 2006 and competed at the highest level of women's professional basketball.
Quick Facts
Category
Athlete
Nationality
American
Born
1984
Thinking about the name
Rashonda
American origin
“An elaborated feminine form of Rashon, with the extended -onda suffix creating a longer, more sonorous name. Popular in African-American culture from the 1980s onward, Rashonda combines the Arabic root meaning 'guided' with a rhythmic, contemporary American sound. The name feels both substantial and musical.”