Shenikwa

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proper noun

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.
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    A Manhattan jury awarded $14.3 million yesterday to a former dancer who was paralyzed from the waist down after a 1983 crash in a car driven by a former New York Yankee infielder. The money goes to Shenikwa Dawn Nowlin, 31 years old, who at 14 was the Dance Theater of Harlem's youngest member and who is now a Dallas lawyer.

    1990 December 22, “Paralyzed Ex-Dancer Awarded $14 Million”, in The New York Times, sourced from The Associated Press, archived from the original on 25 May 2015
Cite this entry
APA

Shenikwa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shenikwa

MLA

“Shenikwa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shenikwa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shenikwa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shenikwa.

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