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Shaniqua - Origin and Meaning of the name


[ syll. (s)ha-ni-qua, sh-aniq-ua ] The girl name Shaniqua is pronounced -SHAENIYKWah KEY. Shaniqua's origin and use are both in the English language. Shaniqua is a form of the English Shan. See also the related form, the English and Japanese Tamika.

Shaniqua is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1991, 0.042% of baby girls were given the name Shaniqua. It had a ranking of #313 then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is of only sporadic use now. Out of all girl names in its family, Shaniqua was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Shaniqua include the English and Spanish Sanchia, the English Shameka, the English Shamika, the Indian Shanasa, the English Shaneka, the English Shanika, 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 Shaniqua: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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