Given name

Niké

“victory”

Niké is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “victory.” It is used in Hungarian and Walloon.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Niké means “victory.”

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Where it comes from

Niké comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Νῑ́κη.

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Niké’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Niké has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form NICE. In Walloon usage, Niké has a related form in Neké.

Walk Niké’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

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