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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Νικησιφῶν(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsNicesiphon (latinized form), Nikisifon (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 φωνή (phone) meaning "voice" as well as "sound, tone". As such, the meaning of this name should be something along the lines of "the voice of victory" or "the sound of victory".