Given name · Ancient Greek

Νικόμαχος

“victory”·“fight”

Νικόμαχος (Nīkómăkhos) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.

Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Nikómakhos.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Νικόμαχος is built from elements meaning “victory” and “fight”.

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How it developed

Built from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη (“victory”) + μᾰ́χη (“fight”) + -ος.

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Νικόμαχος’s family of names

In Ancient Greek usage, Νικόμαχος has a later derivative in Nicomachus. In Ancient Greek usage, Νικόμαχος has a transliteration in Nikómakhos. In Ancient Greek usage, Νικόμαχος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Nīkómăkhos.

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Νικόμαχος has relatives in 3 languages.

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Across languages 2

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