Given name & surname · also French
Nice
“victory”·“-ia”
Nice is a surname from French, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in English and Portuguese.
Original FrenchNiké
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nice is built from elements meaning “victory” and “-ia”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Nice comes from French, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Nice is a diminutive of CLEONICE.
Nice’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Nice is a diminutive of CLEONICE. In Portuguese usage, Nice has a conventional equivalent in the Azerbaijani form Nika. In Portuguese usage, Nice has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Nike.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nice has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
8 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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