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Никодим
“victory of the people”
Никодим (Nikodím) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Nikodim.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Никодим goes back to Ancient Greek Νικόδημος, meaning “victory of the people.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Никодим’s family of names
In Russian usage, Никодим has a conventional equivalent in the French form Nicodème. In Russian usage, Никодим has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Nikodem. In Russian usage, Никодим has a transliteration in Nikodim.
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Around the world
Никодим has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Никодим
- Nikodim KondakovRussian art historian (1844–1925)
- Patriarch Nicodim of Romania2nd patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, from 1939 to 1948 (1864–1948)
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