Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Νικήτας
“win, conquer, be victorious”
Νικήτας (Nīkḗtās) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Nikḗtas.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Νικήτας goes back to a word meaning “win, conquer, be victorious.”
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How it developed
Built from Ancient Greek νῑκᾰ́ω (“win, conquer, be victorious”) + -τᾱς.
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Νικήτας’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Νικήτας has a later derivative in Nikita. In Ancient Greek usage, Νικήτας has a transliteration in Nikḗtas. In German usage, Νικήτας has a related form in Nikita.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Νικήτας has relatives in 6 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Νικήτας
- NikitarasGreek revolutionary and politician1784–1849
- Nicetas the GothChristian martyr and saint400–372
- Nicetas of MedikionByzantine saint760–824
- Nicetas of MaroneiaByzantine theologian
- Nicetas of HeracleaGreek bishop1030–1117
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