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View Name: Niketas


NIKETAS
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Νικητας (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek νικη (nike) meaning "victory". Saint Niketas was a 4th-century bishop of Remesiana in Serbia. He is a patron saint of Romania.
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OTHER LANGUAGES: Nikita (Macedonian), Nikita, Nika (Russian), Mykyta (Ukrainian)
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