73%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Νικίας(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". This was the name of an Athenian general who fought in the Peloponnesian war. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootnikeVariantNikonFeminine FormNikeOther Languages & CulturesNikon(Russian) People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class strong strange complex serious Categories history, insects, politics, success, victory Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Νικίας.