Nikita (name)
Nikita is an originally male given name , which also has female namesake.
Origin and meaning
Nikita is a common male given name in Russia . Nikita is entered as a man's name in the International Handbook of Given Names, which the registrars use in Germany .
The name is derived from the Greek personal name Niketas (Νικητας) "the winner".
In the Netherlands , the name Nikita has been popular since 1985 when Elton John's song Nikita was a hit. The name reached its greatest popularity so far in 2000.
Remembrance day
- The September 15 is in the Orthodox Church memorial for the martyrs Nikita († 372).
- The June 10 in the Orthodox Church memorial day for the Holy Nikita, Bishop of Chalcedon (9th century).
Well-known namesake
Male
- Nikita Sergejewitsch Khrushchev (1894–1971), Soviet politician
- Nikita Simonjan (* 1926), Russian football player and coach
- Nikita Sergejewitsch Michalkow (* 1945), Russian film director and actor
- Nikita Kirillowitsch Witjugow (* 1987), Russian chess player
- Nikita Rukavytsya (* 1987), Australian football player
- Nikita Gennadjewitsch Kazalapow (* 1991), Russian ice dancer
- Nikita Bodyakovskiy (* 1992), Belarusian poker player, see Mikita Badsjakouski
- Nikita Igorewitsch Kutscherow (* 1993), Russian ice hockey player
- Nikita Dmitrijewitsch Masepin (* 1999), Russian automobile racing driver
Female
- Nikita Dhawan (* 1972), Indian scientist
- Nikita Luther (* 1990 or 1991), Indian poker player
- Nikita Parris (* 1994), English soccer player
Web links
- Society for German Language: A Journey Around the World in Forty Names - FAZ article, which addresses Nikita as a female first name