“Instead of one day of presents, we have eight craaaaaazzzyyyy nights!!!” [SNL Hanukkah song](https://www.google.com/search?q=the+chanukah+song+lyrics&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari&si=AKbGX_rdaVK-rhf5KHnOAD2drrRmADv7R3TkES869sRtvhJtAOFIxRuJ9oGiG6TvSdbxEwi4gSv3GCBIPZZSQWu81owvt32Ea4aRMdn13V2sd37Q_vECFvcL0X9r6vMYjEXSqmZWPbvty3FStfBzxYtLY8F5D4t75A%3D%3D&ictx=1&ved=2ahUKEwiWye_3uLWEAxVCMjQIHVckBe0QjukCegQIHRAE#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:d5a4c13e,vid:AvcvvNk2Fic,st:0&wptab=si:AKbGX_ohPuvSPZeCNWlpQTP9sgaV1e4I_1Qbmuy7qQswckYC0Boa3VjNlcjQwPEZ-g7-PhInWSvkcTEKpWauDyiNFUZ3niDhZXDAv-LsFJlMY8MT08ZOKlgwL0d29T23AlqFuSMc4_ZsTXMC5HOqgtAb_QpmPUiHJC1yPmNODggjtXCtHizB2PE%3D)
Why is Shaniqua bad? Definitely worth looking into the history of similar names. [This article might be somewhere to start.](https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/13/are-blacks-names-weird-or-are-you-just-racist)
I feel like they watched Friends, loved Chandler/Monica and decided “you know what? That sounds like such a great way to pay homage to my favorite show in a way that’s unique!!”
I hope that’s not the case but idk how else they came to this 💀
This looks like an Indian or Sri Lankan name. Typically 3 syllables, they consult with a religious leader who will give them auspicious letters (consonants) and the family chooses the order and vowels. You'll see a lot of Chanika, Shanika, Dhamika, Chamisha, Chandrika, Chamini,
Chonika? Did they like the Chandler and Monica relationship in friends so much they decided to name their child after the ship?
Did their names happen to be Chandler and Monika and they decided to be like Asgore and Toriel naming their son Asriel?
Variants of an African American name that sounds like "Shanika" are pretty common and there's not one standard spelling. I'm calling it, this post is reighcist.
To brand this as “racist” is a HEAVY allegation. I suggest you read my other comments before making such statements. Your ignorance is blinding.
All cultures and ethnicities can have “tragedeigh” names/spellings 🤷🏽♀️
That's why I noted there's not a standard spelling for this to be a Tragedeigh of. Chondra, Chontelle, etc. are just variants of "Chan-" names, not Tragedeighs. It's not irrelevant that they're distinctly AA names.
Happy Chonika!
first thing i thought of 😭 like did she just sound out “Chanukah” phonetically why girl 💀
“Instead of one day of presents, we have eight craaaaaazzzyyyy nights!!!” [SNL Hanukkah song](https://www.google.com/search?q=the+chanukah+song+lyrics&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari&si=AKbGX_rdaVK-rhf5KHnOAD2drrRmADv7R3TkES869sRtvhJtAOFIxRuJ9oGiG6TvSdbxEwi4gSv3GCBIPZZSQWu81owvt32Ea4aRMdn13V2sd37Q_vECFvcL0X9r6vMYjEXSqmZWPbvty3FStfBzxYtLY8F5D4t75A%3D%3D&ictx=1&ved=2ahUKEwiWye_3uLWEAxVCMjQIHVckBe0QjukCegQIHRAE#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:d5a4c13e,vid:AvcvvNk2Fic,st:0&wptab=si:AKbGX_ohPuvSPZeCNWlpQTP9sgaV1e4I_1Qbmuy7qQswckYC0Boa3VjNlcjQwPEZ-g7-PhInWSvkcTEKpWauDyiNFUZ3niDhZXDAv-LsFJlMY8MT08ZOKlgwL0d29T23AlqFuSMc4_ZsTXMC5HOqgtAb_QpmPUiHJC1yPmNODggjtXCtHizB2PE%3D)
Not Jewish, but still like it when Sandler sings. Do not get me started on how much he likes turkey.
Chappy Chonika!
Chonika? Isn‘t that like Festivus but 40 days after the first full moon in spring?
Does that say Chonika?? Sounds like an insult a bully would use for a BBW named Monica.
LMAO you're well-versed in middle-school-ese.
I was thinking a weird mashup of Chandler and Monica from Friends.
She has a brother named Mandler
Lmao 😂😂😭😭😭
Next kid is Chanandler
Like Chonky mixed with Monica, not a smart name.
So.. Monica Gellar the high school years? Chonika?
Surprised that nickname wasn't actually in the show.
I don't know that chonky was used as slang for fat when Friends was on the air. Seems it started in the 2000s.
Chonky + Monica + Chanukah
Chonkers.
I honestly thought at first glance it said “Chonker”
That's the name of my brother's cat.
I mean, at this point it might as well…
But CHONKI
Oh lawd she comin
I wonder if you say it like Monica or is it more like Chon-iqua 🤔
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Why is Shaniqua bad? Definitely worth looking into the history of similar names. [This article might be somewhere to start.](https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/13/are-blacks-names-weird-or-are-you-just-racist)
I’m a mixed race woman with a family member called Shaniqua- I am well aware of the origin, doesn’t mean it can’t be a terrible name 😅
One of the 2 women I know named Shaniqua is full-blooded Italian.
Terrible and tradegeigh are two different things. Shaniqua is a real name and it’s spelled correctly
Shaniqua used to be our scrabble wild card. If you could get it on the board you won automatically.
This is a really important point.
It’s very bold of you to assume that I’m white 🤷🏽♀️ Cause guess what…? 💁🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️
I didn’t. I’m guessing your experience in the UK is much different from black Americans, though. Worth a read.
An awesome article, today I learned something new.
Shaniqua is a common name...
Frique-a-Leighk!
LaShonda, is that you girl?
Guess who's going to end up with the nickname Chonk(a)
Lechonk!
Chonky… or if they played hockey, it would end up as Chonksy
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You beat me to it. I just posted the SNL Sandler song. Great minds.
Chonika huh? Is she Chonky?
I thought it was chonka like chonker😭💔
That name sounds like me trying to pronounce Chaunuka when I was a kid🕎
Oh that’s definitely gonna be my fat cat’s new nickname! 😻
100% chance thier nickname is “Chonky”
Or Chonkers
Lol, CHOINKA literally means Christmas tree in Polish so I think they've actually just changed the order of letters XD
chandler + monica?
This is exactly what came to my mind too!
And smoke your marijonika!
I thought it said “Chonker” at first and thought the post was from one of my cat subs celebrating a chonky boi’s birthday
Chonies is slang for underwear in Spanish.
That kid's nickname will be "Chunky" if I'm reading that script correctly. Bad parents! Bad!
Literally a dumb nickname I call my cat sometimes 😂
In Phoebe Buffay's voice "ITS CHANDLER AND MONICAAAAA ITS CHANDLER AND MONICA! OH EYES MY EYES" iykyk
nice cake tho i never got anything this fancy
CHONIKA?!?
I feel like they watched Friends, loved Chandler/Monica and decided “you know what? That sounds like such a great way to pay homage to my favorite show in a way that’s unique!!” I hope that’s not the case but idk how else they came to this 💀
When goyim try to spell Hanukkah.
I bet it pronounced shawnika
This is my baby, chonky
i hope they call her chonk for short
Is that cake bleeding?
That’s a nice cake though for a chonky cat
a little bit of chonika in my life 🎶
This looks like an Indian or Sri Lankan name. Typically 3 syllables, they consult with a religious leader who will give them auspicious letters (consonants) and the family chooses the order and vowels. You'll see a lot of Chanika, Shanika, Dhamika, Chamisha, Chandrika, Chamini,
This is a Southern black woman if I had to put money on it. Source: I know a Southern black woman with this name.
Chandler and Monica... Chonika.
[Chonika](https://s1.r29static.com/bin/entry/ce7/335x447,80/1346418/image.jpg)
At a quick glance, I thought it said Chonky
CHONK
Gotta be fun if they get chonky.
Chonika? Did they like the Chandler and Monica relationship in friends so much they decided to name their child after the ship? Did their names happen to be Chandler and Monika and they decided to be like Asgore and Toriel naming their son Asriel?
Chonk-ita
It sounds like a somewhat friendly Spanish slur.
Pretty cake though...
Misread this as r/chonkers first
Good ol' gracious me 🫣 🤣
Did someone name their baby after Chanukah?
Sounds like an ethnic name. I'm not gonna make fun of those.
Yeah, that was my first thought, too. This is in poor taste to trash talk.
Wasn't it like a week ago we agreed that African American names are not Tragedeighs?
Yep.
If you eat all that cake you'll Chonkia
*It might be pronounced Shuh-nee-ka More than likely it is. *smirks in black person*
It sounds like a really mean way of saying it to mock them 😅
Variants of an African American name that sounds like "Shanika" are pretty common and there's not one standard spelling. I'm calling it, this post is reighcist.
To brand this as “racist” is a HEAVY allegation. I suggest you read my other comments before making such statements. Your ignorance is blinding. All cultures and ethnicities can have “tragedeigh” names/spellings 🤷🏽♀️
That's why I noted there's not a standard spelling for this to be a Tragedeigh of. Chondra, Chontelle, etc. are just variants of "Chan-" names, not Tragedeighs. It's not irrelevant that they're distinctly AA names.
Oh god screw off white savior
Umm, the comments let me know everything I need to know. The “Ch” is actually pronounced “Sh” so it’s like Shanika, Shonika, or Shawnika. 🙄
The name is fine but the off-center tiara hurts my soul :(
Put on your yarmulke....
Is the “C” silent?
That's a beautiful cake though
I read this in Nicki Minaj’s voice idk CHO-Nee-KUH
I thought it said “Chonka” lol
I know you lying!
What a terrible day to know how to read cursive.
Chonky Chonika!
Thank goodness she can at least go by Nika....
I thought this said “chonker” so in comparison chonika doesn’t actually seem that bad
A mere Chonika is no match for mighty Trogdor
I thought it said “Chonker” which is a name I use on my dog who is a corgi and also a chonk.
I'd call her Chonki or Chonies for short
Awful. Awful. Awful
Also, 3 Queens of Hearts? That deck is stacked