Given name & surname · also Bulgarian
Nichifor
“victory”·“-bearing”
Nichifor is a surname from Bulgarian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Romanian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nichifor is built from elements meaning “victory” and “-bearing”.
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Where it comes from
Nichifor comes from Bulgarian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Bulgarian Никифор, from Ancient Greek Νικήφορος.
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Nichifor’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Nichifor has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nicephorus.
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