"Blend of Ja and Wanda"
The name Jawanda is commonly a female name from the "American" origin.
Jawanda is a modern American formation made from the established name Wanda plus an initial Ja- element, a pattern that appears in other twentieth century American given names. It is first recorded in US birth records in 1964 and no earlier use in another language is documented, which fits a twentieth century American coinage rather than an older inherited name.
The pronunciation of Jawanda is juh-WAHN-duh.
