79%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Νίκανδρος(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History 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. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsNicander, Nicanor, NikanorOther Languages & CulturesNicanor(Biblical) Nikanor(Biblical Greek) Nicanor(Biblical Latin) Nikandr, Nikanor(Russian) Nicanor(Spanish) Nikandr(Ukrainian) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong strange complex serious Categories success, victory