Nikita (given name)


Nikita 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, and Mikita, respectively. The Romanian variant is Nichita. The name is derived from the Greek Nicetas. The Greek name entered Slavic onomastics by way of the veneration of Saint Nicetas the Goth in the Russian Orthodox Church.
The Indian feminine name Niketā निकेता, Nikitā निकिता is unrelated. It comes from a Sanskrit word nikita निकेत, niketana निकेतन meaning "house, habitation; temple".
In Japan, it is also written as a phonetic transcription of 仁貴太, 仁記太, 仁希太, and 二貴太.

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