Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek (Latinized), Spanish Scripts Νικάνωρ(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. nee-ka-NOR(Spanish) Meaning & History From the Greek name Νικάνωρ (Nikanor), which was derived from νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man". This name was borne by several notable officers from ancient Macedon.