Nika (first name)

Nika is a first name that can be both female and male.

meaning

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The name Nika has different meanings in different languages:

• Slavic : belonging to God
• In Pashtun Nika means grandfather, great-grandfather, ancestor. Pashtuns bestow the title Nika on their kings and poets. For example, you refer to Mir Wais Hotak as Mirwais Nika / Mir Wais Nika
• In Dhivehi (language in the Maldives ): banyan tree

Name bearer

• Nika Bertram (* 1970), German writer
• Nika Brettschneider (1951–2018), Czechoslovak-Austrian actress, director and theater director
• Nika Daalderop (* 1998), Dutch volleyball and beach volleyball player
• Nika Roza Danilova (* 1989), American singer-songwriter and music producer; see Zola Jesus
• Nika Dsalamidze (* 1992), Georgian football player
• Nika Fleiss (* 1984), former Croatian ski racer
• Nika Gilauri (* 1975), Georgian politician
• Nika Kacharava (* 1994), Georgian football player
• Nika Valeryevna Kucharchuk (* 1987), Russian tennis player
• Nika Konstantinowitsch Pilijew (* 1991), Russian football player
• Nika Razinger (* 1993), Slovenian cross-country skier

See also

• Nike (first name)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nika on thenamemeaning.com
2. ↑ English - Dhivehi Dictionary - Banyantree, p. 9. (PDF; 1.2 MB) maldivesroyalfamily.com