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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Νικήσερμος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsNicesermus (latinized form), Nikisermos (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". An other possibility for the first element is Greek νικήσας (nikesas), which is the aorist active participle of the Greek verb νικάω (nikao) meaning "to win, to conquer, to prevail".The second element is derived from either the name of the Greek messenger god Hermes or from the Greek noun ἕρμα (herma) meaning "prop, support, foundation" as well as "cairn, pile of stones, boundary marker". As such, the meaning of this name should be something along the lines of "foundation of victory", "Hermes of victory" or even "messenger of victory".Nikesermos was the name of a Greek potter from the late 7th century BC, who was from the island of Chios (then part of the region Ionia).