Gender Masculine
Scripts Νίκανδρος(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Means "victory of a man" from the Greek elements νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). This was the name of a 2nd-century BC Greek poet and grammarian from Colophon.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesNicanor(Biblical) Nikanor(Biblical Greek) Nicanor(Biblical Latin) Nikandr, Nikanor(Russian) Nicanor(Spanish) Nikandr(Ukrainian)

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Entry updated May 29, 2020