Nika
Genderfemale or male
Origin
Word/nameGreek, Persian, Pashto, Nigerian
Meaning"victory" from nikē (νίκη), "Very Good" from Nik, "grandfather"
Other names
Related namesNike, Niki, Niko, Niku, Nikita, Nicholas, Nikola, Nikoloz

Nika is a female or male given name having multiple origins in different languages and countries. In Slavic countries the name comes from the Ancient Greek goddess of victory "Nike"[1] (some personalities coming from Slavic countries are listed below). Nika is a female name in Persian, language meaning "very good" and "pure crystal water" , it derives from "Nik" meaning "Good", "True" and "Chosen". Nika is also the name of a river in north of Iran. Zoroastrianism, the ancient Iranian religion believes in the motto "Pendar Nik" (Good Thoughts), "Goftar Nik" (Good Words), and "Kerdar Nik" (Good Deeds). In the Pashto language, Nika is a male given name meaning "grandfather".[2] In Saraiki language Nika means "little" and used to be a popular nickname for the youngest boy in the family .

In Slovenia and Croatia, Nika is used as a feminine form of Nikola or Nikolaj. In the Russian language, Nika may be a diminutive of the male given name Agafonik or of the female given name Agafonika.[1] As well as a form of female name Veronika. In Igbo culture, Nika, shortened version of female Ginika or Ginikanwa.

People

Arts and entertainment

Politics

  • Nika Gilauri (born 1975), Georgian politician, Prime Minister of Georgia from 2009 to 2012
  • Nika Gvaramia (born 1976), Georgian lawyer and politician nicknamed "Nika"
  • Nika Rurua (born 1968), Georgian politician

Sports

Other

  • Nika Shakarami, Iranian teenager killed in 2022 after protests in Teheran

Fictional characters

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Petrovsky, p. 38
  2. Jolanta Sierakowska-Dyndo (2014). "Chapter One - Pashtunwali: The Warrior Ethos". The Boundaries of Afghans’ Political Imagination: The Normative-Axiological Aspects of Afghan Tradition. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 9781443865722.

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