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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Νικόβουλος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsNicobulus (latinized form), Nikovoulos (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek adjective νικόβουλος (nikoboulos) meaning "prevailing in the council", which consists of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with 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".