Save Gender Feminine Usage Ancient Greek (Latinized) Scripts Νικαρέτη(Ancient Greek) Other Forms FormsNikareti (Modern Greek) Meaning & History From the Greek name Νικαρέτη (Nikarete) which was derived from Greek νίκη (nike) "victory" and ἀρετή (arete) "virtue, excellence". This belonged to a 4th-century BC Megarian philosopher and a 5th-century AD Byzantine saint.