Given name & surname
Nikifor
“victory + to carry”·“bringer of victory”
Nikifor is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Polish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nikifor is built from elements meaning “victory + to carry” and “bringer of victory”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Nikifor’s family of names
In Polish usage, Nikifor has a diminutive in Nikiforek. In Polish usage, Nikifor has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form NICEFORO. In Polish usage, Nikifor has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nicephorus.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nikifor has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
7 related names in 9 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.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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