| [ syll. (s)ha-ni-ce, sh-an-ice ] The girl name Shanice is pronounced -SHAENIHS- KEY. Shanice has its origins in the English language and it is also used largely in English. The name is a modern invention from the name elements 'Shan-' and '-ice'. It is used mainly by Afro-Americans. Shanice is unusual as a baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1992 with 0.093% of baby girls being named Shanice. It ranked at #163 then. The baby name has since substantially dropped in popularity, and is of only very light use now. Among all girl names in its group, Shanice was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Shanice include Sango (Japanese), Senga (Scottish), Seonag (Scottish), Cintia (Portuguese), Cíntia (Portuguese), Shanika (English), Shaniqua (English), Sinisa (Slavic), and Cinzia (Italian). KEY: approx pronunciation for Shanice: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"
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