Shenikwa

English

Proper noun

Shenikwa

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.
    • 1990 December 22, “Paralyzed Ex-Dancer Awarded $14 Million”, in The New York Times‎[1], sourced from The Associated Press, archived from the original on 25 May 2015:
      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.
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