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Archivesthe meaning of Sheneka (sheneeka, shenika, etc)
Sheneka has two meanings. The first is "queen of the pure ones". The prefix she- means queen of and neka means pure ones. As slaves converted to Chrisianity and people began to believe more and more that Christ was black, Sheneka became the black version of Mary as in the Virgin Mary. The second meaning is "Supreme woman". Both meanings are derived from two African languages. I van't recall where they are from, but the second meaning was partially discussed in a book about the first experiences of colonialism and slavery in Africa.
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Sorry, deary - Africa is large and complicated, and without knowing which language you are talking about, your information isn't worth much at all.
Very often, people invent etymologies for names, sometimes from ignorance, sometimes from a position of imperfect knowledge. So one must always check carefully.
I must say that "Queen of the pure ones" doesn't sound too convincing to me, but without some hard facts to go on, I can't say.
Very often, people invent etymologies for names, sometimes from ignorance, sometimes from a position of imperfect knowledge. So one must always check carefully.
I must say that "Queen of the pure ones" doesn't sound too convincing to me, but without some hard facts to go on, I can't say.
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Shenika, and other forms of the name, according to an Angolan researcher, means 'something promised' in the Ovimbundu language located in Angola. As much as we may wish it was made up, many Black-American names and other forms of expression can be found in different parts of Africa.
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Stop being a hater
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She’s not being a hater. And if she is, how so?
I found little to nothing about Sheneka. I seen “Queen of the pure ones”, “God is gracious”, “God is grace”, and that’s it. I also see there’s an actor with that name. Black version of Virgin Mary? I definitely don’t know about that. The closest I can see to that is maybe Isis. Which is a legitimate African originated name from Mythology. Some might even say that was the influence to Christianity in itself. If the Virgin Mary thing was true, I’m sure Sheneka would be much more popular. Especially among the Black community.
Anyways, Anneza is correct. Sometimes when a name has little to no etymology and is purely made up usally out of ignorance or to make people feel a little better, they make something up to make it more interesting. It’s kind of like how people say Madison means “butterfly” when it just means “son of Maud”, which is a pretty wack meaning for a girl. Or how Nevaeh means “heaven”, when really it’s just a word backwards and was just stamped as a name not too long ago.
There’s nothing wrong with a name being made up. Not everybody needs to use Ancient names. That’s why we make new ones! Many Authors did it. You can’t choose your name or it’s history at the end of the day. You just gonna deal with it. Sheneka probably means something, but we don’t know.
I found little to nothing about Sheneka. I seen “Queen of the pure ones”, “God is gracious”, “God is grace”, and that’s it. I also see there’s an actor with that name. Black version of Virgin Mary? I definitely don’t know about that. The closest I can see to that is maybe Isis. Which is a legitimate African originated name from Mythology. Some might even say that was the influence to Christianity in itself. If the Virgin Mary thing was true, I’m sure Sheneka would be much more popular. Especially among the Black community.
Anyways, Anneza is correct. Sometimes when a name has little to no etymology and is purely made up usally out of ignorance or to make people feel a little better, they make something up to make it more interesting. It’s kind of like how people say Madison means “butterfly” when it just means “son of Maud”, which is a pretty wack meaning for a girl. Or how Nevaeh means “heaven”, when really it’s just a word backwards and was just stamped as a name not too long ago.
There’s nothing wrong with a name being made up. Not everybody needs to use Ancient names. That’s why we make new ones! Many Authors did it. You can’t choose your name or it’s history at the end of the day. You just gonna deal with it. Sheneka probably means something, but we don’t know.
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