Nika is a female or male given name having multiple origins in different languages and countries. In Greek Νικα (Nika second-person singular present active imperative contracted of νῑκάω (nīkáō) means Victory and was the flag under which Saint Constantine the Great and his Christian forces marched against the Pagans - "Εν Τουτο Νικα" "With this flag we have victory". (In Slavic countries the name comes from the

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...

goddess of victory " Nike"Petrovsky, p. 38 (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 Zoroastrianism is an Iranian religion and one of the world's oldest organized faiths, based on the teachings of the Iranian-speaking prophet Zoroaster. It has a dualistic cosmology of good and evil within the framework of a monotheistic ont ...

, the ancient Iranian religion believes in the motto "Pendar Nik" (Good Thoughts), "Goftar Nik" (Good Words), and "Kerdar Nik" (Good Deeds). In the

Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languag ...

language, Nika is a male given name meaning "grandfather". In

Saraiki language Saraiki ( '; also spelt Siraiki, or Seraiki) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Lahnda group, spoken by 26 million people primarily in the south-western half of the province of Punjab in Pakistan. It was previously known as Multani, after its ...

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 Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek '' Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries ( Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Mo ...

Nikolaj Nikolaj is a Danish given name, derived from the name Nicholas. Many different ways of spelling the name have been approved in Denmark. It may refer to: * Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard, Danish artist * Nicolaj Agger, Danish professional football pl ...

. In the Russian language, Nika may be a diminutive of the male given name Agafonik or of the female given name Agafonika.Petrovsky, p. 38 As well as a form of female name Veronika. In Igbo culture, Nika, shortened version of female Ginika or Ginikanwa.

People

Arts and entertainment

Nika Futterman Nika Futterman (born October 25, 1969) is an American voice and television actress. She is known for her voices in various animated series, including Asajj Ventress in '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and Adam Lyon in '' My Gym Partner's a M ...

, aka Nika Frost, American voice actress * Nika McGuigan (1986 — 2019), Irish actress * Nika Turbina (1974 — 2002), Russian poet

Politics

* Nika Gilauri (born 1975), Georgian politician, Prime Minister of Georgia from 2009 to 2012 *

Nika Gvaramia Nikoloz "Nika" Gvaramia ( ka, ნიკოლოზ ��იკაგვარამია) (born June 29, 1976) is a Georgian lawyer, politician, television host and businessman who had held posts of Minister of Justice and Minister of Educatio ...

(born 1976), Georgian lawyer and politician nicknamed "Nika" *

Nika Rurua Nikoloz (Nika) Rurua ( ka, ნიკოლოზ (ნიკა) რურუა; 17 March 1968 – 4 December 2018) was a Georgian politician, and a member of the Cabinet of Georgia in the capacity of Minister of Culture and Monument Protectio ...

(born 1968), Georgian politician

Sports

Nika Barič Nika Barič (born 2 September 1992) is a Slovenian basketball player who currently plays for Nika Syktyvkar. She was selected in the second round of the 2012 WNBA draft (20th overall) by the Minnesota Lynx but was waived in May 2016 without ever ...

(born 1992), Slovenian basketball player * Nika Chkhapeliya (born 1994), Russian association football player * Nika Dzalamidze (born 1992), Georgian association football player *

Nika Fleiss Nika Fleiss (born 14 December 1984) is a Croatian former alpine skier. Fleiss was born in Brežice, at the time SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia. She lives in Samobor. Having started skiing at the age of 3, her best results were in slalom. Aft ...

(born 1984), Croatian former alpine skier * Nika Gorovska, Ukrainian scout, member of the World Scout Committee *

Nika Kiladze Nika Kiladze (29 November 1988 – 7 October 2014) was a Georgian football player who last played for FC Guria Lanchkhuti. Career Kiladze was born in Gagra. He made his first-team debut for Norchi Dinamoeli and in his senior career 2007 ...

(born 1988), Georgian association football player *

Nika Križnar Nika Križnar (born 9 March 2000) is a Slovenian ski jumper. Career In the 2020–21 World Cup season, she won the overall title after finishing nine points above Sara Takanashi. At the 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (202 ...

(born 2000), Slovenian ski jumper *

Nika Metreveli Nika Metreveli ( ka, ნიკა მეტრეველი; born 14 January 1991) is a Georgian-Italian professional basketball player for BC Titebi of the Georgian Superliga. Professional career The 2013–14 season, Metreveli started with Su ...

(born 1991), Georgian basketball player * Nika Ožegović (born 1985), Croatian former tennis player * Nika Piliyev (born 1991), Russian association football player

Other

* Nika shakarami (born 2005), Iranian protester killed inhumanly by Islamic Republic regime

Fictional characters

*Nika Volek, a character from the Fox television series ''Prison Break'' *Sun God Nika, a character from the manga series

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

References

Notes

Sources

*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. {{Given name Iranian masculine given names Persian feminine given names Greek feminine given names Georgian masculine given names Croatian feminine given names Slovene feminine given names Russian feminine given names