Никифор

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Ники́фор (Nikíform anim (genitive Ники́фора, nominative plural Ники́форы, genitive plural Ники́форов)

  1. a male given name, Nikifor, equivalent to English Nicephorus

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Никифоръ (Nikiforŭ), from Ancient Greek Νικήφορος (Nikḗphoros), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, victory) + -φόρος (-phóros, -bearing).

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  • IPA(key): [neˈkɪfɔr]
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Ники́фор (Nykýform pers (genitive Ники́фора, nominative plural Ники́фори, genitive plural Ники́форів)

  1. a male given name, Nykyfor, equivalent to English Nicephorus

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