69%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Νικομήδης(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". This was the name of a 1st-century saint, a priest beaten to death for refusing to worship the Roman gods. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsnike + medeaVariantNicomedesOther Languages & CulturesNicomede(Italian) Name DaysName Days? Denmark: June 1 Categories martyrs, saints, success, victory, wisdom Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Νικομήδης.
