Meanings
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- A male given name from Russian, from Russian Ники́та (Nikíta).
- A settlement in Crimea, Ukraine.
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ники́та (Nikíta).
- A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Нікі́та (Nikíta)
Origin
- Ancient GreekΝικήτας“conqueror”
- RussianНики́та
- EnglishNikita
From the Russian Ники́та (Nikíta), a male given name, from Ancient Greek Νικήτας (Nikḗtas, “conqueror”) also a male given name (and name of various saints). The Greek word derives from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”). Made known in the West by Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet Union leader in 1953–1964. It was reanalyzed as a form of Nicholas and taken up as a girls' name first in French and then in English.
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Nikita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nikita
“Nikita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nikita. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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