Nikusha

This name is also commonly used in Russia, for both men and women. For men, it is usually a diminutive of names that start with Nik-, such as Nikifor, Nikita, Nikodim and Nikolay. For women, it is usually a diminutive of names that end in -nika, such as Dominika and Veronika.

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For both genders, the name is spelled in Russian as: Никуша.

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For more information, see:

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- http://kurufin.ru/html/Rus_names/rus_n.html (in Russian)
- http://www.doukhobor.org/Russian-Masculine-Names.html (in English)
- http://www.russianlessons.net/vocabulary/russian_names.php (in English).