The name Nikita is a Russian form of Aniketos.
It is a purely masculine name in Russia, but it is also used as a feminine name in the English-speaking world.
Famous bearers
Bearers include Nikita Khrushchev (1894 - 1971), 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.
