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

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A male given name from Russian, from Russian Ники́та (Nikíta).

Anagrams

• Aitkin, kainit

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.ki.ta/

Proper noun

Nikita f

1. a female given name
2. A transliteration of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian male given name Ники́та (Nikíta).