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The Name Nikita - Origin and Meaning of Nikita
  



The Name Nikita - Origin and Meaning of Nikita


Gender

Masculine and Feminine

Origin of the Name Nikita

Greek

Usage of the Name Nikita

Russian, English

Meaning of the Name Nikita

The name Nikita is a Russian form of Anicetus, the Latinized form of the Greek name Aniketos meaning "invincible, unconquerable". It is a purely masculine name in Russia, but it is sometimes used as a feminine name in the English-speaking countries.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Nikita Khrushchev (1894 - 1971), a Russian male politician who was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964; Nikita Mikhalkov (born 1945), a Russian male film director and actor; Nikita Alexeev (born 1981), a Russian male ice hockey player; Nikita Anand (born 1983), an Indian female model.

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