Given name & surname
Nikon
“one who brings good things”
Nikon is a variant of Nikan. One Persian interpretation is “one who brings good things.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nikon is a variant of Nikan. One Persian interpretation is “one who brings good things.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nikon is a variant of Nikan. An origin associated with Nikan is Persian.
Explained through its name family
Nikon’s family of names
Nikon has a related form in Nikan. In Ukrainian usage, Nikon is a transliteration of Никон.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Nikon
- Nikon of the Black Mountainsoldier, monk and Byzantine writer1025–1100
- Nikon of RadonezhRussian monk (1352–1426)
- Nikon El Maestroassociation football player (born 1993)
- Nikon the DryRussian saint
- Nikonarchbishop in the Orthodox Russian Church (1861 - 1908)
- Nikonarchbishop in the Russian Orthodox Churchborn 1950
- Nikon LiolinAmerican bishop (1945-2019)
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