Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.
For far too many New Yorkers, pursuing a college degree leads to a lifetime of debt. Many of these New Yorkers are city employees, like Shiniqua, who — after pursuing two Master’s degrees, including a Master’s in Public Administration — was left with $240,000 in debt.
2025 August 11, Eric Adams, “The Mayor’s Op-Ed: Helping New Yorkers Save Up To $1 Billion With First-In-The-Nation Municipal Student Loan And College Assistance Program”, in Harlem World Magazine, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2025
Cite this entry
APA
Shiniqua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiniqua
MLA
“Shiniqua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiniqua. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shiniqua,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiniqua.
Source: Shiniqua on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.