Names Starting with nik - Behind the Name

Nik m English, Greek, Slovene
Short form of Nikolas, Nikolaos, Nikolaj or Nikola 1.

Nika 1 f & m Russian
Russian short form of Veronika and other names ending in nika. It can also be a short form of Nikita 1 (masculine).

Nika 2 f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Nikola 1.

Nika 3 m Georgian
Diminutive of Nikoloz.

Nikandr m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Nikandros.

Nikandros m Ancient Greek
Means "victory of a man" from the Greek elements νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). This was the name of a 2nd-century BC Greek poet and grammarian from Colophon.

Nikanor m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Russian (Rare)
Greek and Russian form of Nicanor.

Nīkau m Maori
From the name of a type of palm tree found in New Zealand (species Rhopalostylis sapida).

Nike f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "victory" in Greek. Nike was the Greek goddess of victory.

Nikeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nakeisha.

Nikephoros m & f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "carrying victory" from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and φέρω (phero) meaning "to carry, to bear". This name was borne by several Byzantine emperors, including the 10th-century Nikephoros II Phokas. Besides being a masculine personal name, it was also a title borne by the goddess Athena.

Niketa f Marathi, Hindi
Variant of Nikita 2.

Niketas m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νικητής (niketes) meaning "winner, victor". Saint Niketas was a 4th-century bishop of Remesiana in Serbia. He is a patron saint of Romania.

Nikhil m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil
From Sanskrit निखिल (nikhila) meaning "whole, entire".

Nikhila f Telugu, Hindi
Feminine form of Nikhil.

Niki 1 f Greek
Modern Greek form of Nike.

Niki 2 f English
Diminutive of Nicole.

Nikias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". This was the name of an Athenian general who fought in the Peloponnesian war.

Nikica m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Nikola 1.

Nikifor m Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Nikephoros.

Nikisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Nakisha.

Nikita 1 m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian form of Niketas. This form is also used in Ukrainian and Belarusian alongside the more traditional forms Mykyta and Mikita. A notable bearer was the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971).

Nikita 2 f Marathi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit निकेत (niketa) meaning "house, habitation".

Nikitha f Telugu, Tamil
Southern Indian variant of Nikita 2.

Nikki f English
Diminutive of Nicole.

Nikkole f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Niklas m Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, German
Swedish form of Nicholas.

Niklaus m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Nicholas.

Niklāvs m Latvian
Latvian variant form of Nicholas.

Niko m Finnish, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian, German
Finnish form of Nicholas, as well as a Croatian, Slovene, Georgian and German short form.

Nikodem m Polish
Polish form of Nicodemus.

Nikodemos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Ancient Greek form of Nicodemus.

Nikodim m Russian
Russian form of Nicodemus.

Nikol f Czech, Bulgarian, Greek
Czech, Bulgarian and Greek form of Nicole.

Nikola 1 m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Czech, Basque
Form of Nicholas in several languages. Note, in Czech this is also a feminine name (see Nikola 2). A famous bearer was the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943).

Nikola 2 f German, Polish, Czech, Slovak
German, Polish, Czech and Slovak feminine form of Nicholas. Note, in Czech this is also a masculine name (see Nikola 1).

Nikolaas m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Nicolaas.

Nikolai m Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Николай (see Nikolay).

Nikolaj m Danish, Slovene
Danish and Slovene form of Nicholas.

Nikolajs m Latvian
Latvian form of Nicholas.

Nikolao m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Nicholas.

Nikolaos m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Nicholas.

Nikolas m Greek, English
Variant of Nikolaos (Greek) or Nicholas (English).

Nikolasz m Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian form of Nicholas. This form is a modern adaptation (based on the spelling in English or another foreign language), as opposed to the traditional form Miklós.

Nikolaus m German
German form of Nicholas.

Nikolay m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Nicholas. A notable bearer was the Russian-Ukrainian novelist Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852).

Nikolče m Macedonian
Macedonian diminutive of Nicholas.

Nikolche m Macedonian
Alternate transcription of Macedonian Николче (see Nikolče).

Nikole f Basque, English
Basque form of Nicole, as well as an English variant.

Nikoleta f Greek, Bulgarian, Slovak
Greek, Bulgarian and Slovak form of Nicolette.

Nikolett f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nicolette.

Nikoletta f Hungarian, Greek
Hungarian and Greek form of Nicoletta.

Nikolina f Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene
Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian and Slovene feminine form of Nicholas.

Nikollë m Albanian
Albanian form of Nicholas.

Nikoloz m Georgian
Georgian form of Nicholas.

Nikomachos m Ancient Greek
Means "battle of victory" from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle". This was the name of both the father and son of the Greek philosopher Aristotle. It was also borne by a 2nd-century Greek mathematician.

Nikomedes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". This was the name of a 1st-century saint, a priest beaten to death for refusing to worship the Roman gods.

Nikon m Ancient Greek, Russian
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Nikora m & f Maori
Maori form of Nicholas or Nicole.

Nikos m Greek
Greek short form of Nikolaos.

Nikostratos m Ancient Greek
Means "army of victory" from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army". This was the name of a Roman saint martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 3rd century.

Nikša m Croatian
Diminutive of Nikola 1.

Nikusha m Georgian
Diminutive of Nikoloz.

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