Gender Masculine
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 Names

Rootnike
VariantNikon
Feminine FormNike
Other Languages & CulturesNikon(Russian)

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   strong   strange   complex   serious  

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Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Νικίας.
Entry updated October 6, 2024