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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Νικησίβουλος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsNicesibulus (latinized form), Nikisivoulos (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 the Greek noun βουλή (boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination". Also compare the Greek verbs βουλεύω (bouleuo) meaning "to take counsel, to deliberate" and βούλομαι (boulomai) meaning "to will, to wish, to prefer".