Given name
Nikomedes
“one who thinks of victory”
Nikomedes is a variant of Nicomedes. One Greek interpretation is “one who thinks of victory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nikomedes is a variant of Nicomedes. One Greek interpretation is “one who thinks of victory.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nikomedes is a variant of Nicomedes. An origin associated with Nicomedes is Greek.
Explained through its name family
Nikomedes’s family of names
Nikomedes has a related form in Nicomedes. In Polish usage, Nikomedes has a conventional equivalent in the French form Nicomède.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nikomedes
- Nicomedes IV of Bithyniaking of Bithynia200 BC–73 BC
- Nicomedes III of BithyniaKing of Bithynia200 BC–160 BC
- Nicomedes II of Bithyniaking of Bithynia200 BC–160 BC
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