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Meaning & History
Latinized and Romanian form of Nikon. Saint Nicon is a martyred Roman soldier who was serving in the East when he was converted to Christianity. Eventually he became a monk. Gathering disciples to his side, he fled with them to Sicily to escape the persecutions under Emperor Trajanus Decius. On the island, he and his followers were arrested and executed.