Nikita (given name)

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Nikita (Russian: Никита [nʲɪˈkʲitə]) is a common name in Eastern Europe and Greece. The Russian variant originated as a Greek name, and subsequently Russian name. The Ukrainian and Belarusian variants are Mykyta (Микита [mɪˈkɪtɐ]),^[1] and Mikita (Мікіта [mʲiˈkʲita]), respectively (but Nikita (Нiкiта) is also in use in both countries). The Romanian variant is Nichita. The name is derived from the Greek Nicetas (Νικήτας, meaning 'victor'). The Greek name entered Slavic onomastics by way of the veneration of Saint Nicetas the Goth (died 372) in the Russian Orthodox Church.

People with the given name Nikita[]

Slavic name[]

• Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia (1900–1974), Russian prince and monarchist in exile
• Nikita Alekseev (born 1993), Ukrainian singer-songwriter
• Nikita Alexeev (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player
• Nikita Dragun (born 1996), American Internet personality, make-up artist, and model
• Nikita Filatov (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player
• Nikita Howarth (born 1998), New Zealand para swimmer
• Nikita Katsalapov (born 1991), Russian ice dancer
• Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971), Soviet leader
• Nikita Koloff (born 1959), American wrestler
• Nikita Krylov (born 1992), Ukrainian mixed martial arts fighter
• Nikita Kucherov (born 1993), Russian ice hockey player
• Nikita Mazepin (born 1999), Russian Formula 1 driver
• Nikita Mikhalkov (born 1945), Russian filmmaker and actor
• Nikita Nagornyy (born 1997), Russian artistic gymnast
• Nikita Nikitin (born 1986), Russian ice hockey player
• Nikita Odnoralov, Russian musician, lead singer of the band Everfound
• Nikita Rochev (born 1992), Belarusian professional footballer
• Prince Nikita Romanov (1923–2007), son of Prince Nikita Alexandrovich
• Nikita Sakharov (1915–1945), Soviet Evenk poet
• Nikita Scherbak (born 1995), Russian ice hockey player
• Nikita Simonyan (born 1926), Soviet footballer of Armenian descent
• Nikita Tryamkin (born 1994), Russian ice hockey player
• Nikita Soshnikov (born 1992), Russian ice hockey player
• Nikita Rukavytsya (born 1987), Australian football (soccer) player

Indian name[]

• Nikita Anand (born 1983), Indian model
• Nikita Thukral (born 1981), South Indian actress
• Nikita Mirzani (born 1986), Indonesian actress
• Nikita Willy (born 1994), Indonesian actress and pop singer
• Nikita Gill, British-Indian poet
• Nikkita Holder, Canadian track and field athlete

Other[]

• Nikita Parris (born 1994), English football (soccer) player

Pseudonyms[]

• Nikita, former ring name of Katarina Waters (born 1977), British professional wrestler

Fictional characters[]

• Nikita the Tanner, character in East Slavic folklore
• Nikita, the main character in the 1990 action thriller film La Femme Nikita,
  • The main character in the television series La Femme Nikita, adapted from the above film
  • Nikita Mears, the main character in the television series Nikita, adapted from the above film
• Nikita Dragovich, the main antagonist in Call of Duty: Black Ops
• Nikki is the shortened version of Nikita, the name of the fourth child of the Singh family in Best of Luck Nikki, the Indian adaptation of Disney's American sitcom Good Luck Charlie.

See also[]

• Nikita (disambiguation)
• Nichita
• Nechita
• Mykyta
• Mikita
• Nikica
• Nicodemus

References[]

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