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Gender Feminine
Other Forms FormsNicea (variant latinization)
Meaning & History
Latinized form of Nikaia. Bearers of this name include the noblewomen Nicaea of Macedon (4th century BC) and Nicaea of Corinth (3rd century BC). The latter became Queen of Macedon through her second marriage, which was with Demetrius II of Macedon.In Greek mythology, Nicaea was a naiad nymph of the springs or fountain of the Greek colony of Nikaia in Bithynia (northwestern Anatolia).