Save Gender Masculine Usage Late Greek Scripts Ἰωαννίκιος(Ancient Greek) Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Combination of Ioannes and Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". This name was borne by Ioannikios (or Joannicius) the Great, a 9th-century Byzantine saint. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootsIoannes + nikeVariantsIoannicius, Joannicius Categories combinations, saints, success, victory