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Shanika - Origin and Meaning of the name


[ syll. (s)ha-ni-ka, sh-an-ika ] The girl name Shanika is pronounced -SHAENihKah KEY. Shanika is of English origin and it is also used mainly in English. Shanika is a form of Shan (English). See also the related form, Tamika (English and Japanese).

Shanika is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1979 with 0.024% of baby girls being named Shanika. It had a ranking of #494 then. The baby name has experienced a marked drop in popularity since then, and is of only infrequent use now. Among all girl names in its family, Shanika was nevertheless the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Shanika include Sanchia (English and Spanish), Shameka (English), Shamika (English), Shanasa (Indian), Shaneka (English), Shaniqua (English), Shemeka (English), Shemika (English), Sinisa (Slavic), Sìneag (Scottish), Sonica (Russian and Slavic), Sumiko (Japanese), Susanka (Russian), Cinzia (Italian), Sanaz (English), Sango (Japanese), Senga (Scottish), Seonag (Scottish), Shahnaz (Urdu), and Shanice (English).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Shanika: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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Meaning of Shan Meaning of Shayne Meaning of Shante Meaning of Shanita Meaning of Shaniqua Meaning of Shanika Meaning of Shanice Meaning of Shanene Meaning of Shaneka Meaning of Shandi Meaning of Shanae Meaning of Sharon Meaning of Shayne Meaning of John Meaning of Shane Meaning of Ashanti Meaning of Tamika Meaning of Janice Meaning of Renee Meaning of Renée Meaning of Chandelle Meaning of Channa Meaning of Shannon Meaning of Shan Meaning of Shanahan Meaning of Shandy Meaning of Shameka