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 [ syll. (s)ha-me-ka, sh-am-eka ] The girl name Shameka is pronounced as -SHEYMihKah KEY. Shameka is mainly used in the English language and it is also of English origin. The name is a modern coinage from the blend of the popular name prefix 'Shan-' with the name Tamika. It has been used particularly by Afro-Americans. The English names Shamika, Shemeka, and Shemika are variant forms of the name. See also the related forms, the English Shan and the English and Japanese Tamika. Shameka is unusual as a baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1980 with 0.025% of baby girls being given the name Shameka. Its ranking then was #469. The baby name has since experienced a substantial decline in frequency, and is today used on a very light scale. Among all girl names in its group, Shameka was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Shameka include the English and Spanish Sanchia, the English Shamika, the Indian Shanasa, the English Shaneka, the English Shanika, the English Shaniqua, the English Shemeka, the English Shemika, the Slavic Sinisa, the Scottish Sìneag, the Russian and Slavic Sonica, the Japanese Sumiko, the Russian Susanka, the Italian Cinzia, the English Sanaz, the Japanese Sango, the Scottish Senga, the Scottish Seonag, the Urdu Shahnaz, and the English Shanice. KEY: approx pronunciation for Shameka: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
