Nikita
See also: Ņikita
English
Etymology
From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian male given name Ники́та (Nikíta), fom (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek saints' name Ἀνίκητος (Aníkētos, “unconquerable”), made known in the West by Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet Union leader in 1953–1964. It was understood as a form of Nicholas and taken up as a girls' name first in French and then in English.
Proper noun
Nikita
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- A male given name from Russian, from Russian Ники́та (Nikíta).
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nikita f
- a female given name
- A transliteration of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian male given name Ники́та (Nikíta).
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