Nikita

Meaning: Its source is Aniketos, a Greek name meaning "Unconquered."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Russian.

Nickname For: Daniil

Nicknames: Nikki and Nika

Source Forms: Aniketos and Anikita

Leadership

Nikita Khrushchev (born 1894, died 1971)
Soviet leader who presided over the post-Stalin ''thaw.''
- Premier of the U.S.S.R., 1958-64 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)

Miscellaneous

Nikita Khrushchev (born 1894, died 1971)
Soviet leader who presided over the post-Stalin ''thaw.''
- 1957 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)


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Meaning: Its source is Aniketos, a Greek name meaning "Unconquered."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English, French and Russian.

Nickname For: Nicole

Compound Forms:

Alternative Spellings: Nickita

Variant Forms: Nakita

Popularity: The name Nikita ranked 953rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1304th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: Nikita has been adopted as a nickname for Nicole, another name ultimately derived from that of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.