Nikifor (given name)Nikifor is a Slavic personal name derived from the Greek name Nikephoros,, "Bringer of Victory". Belarusian: Nichypar, NikifarRussian: NikiforUkrainian: Nychypir, NykyforRomanian: Nichifor, NechiforUkrainian surnames Nechyporuk and Nechyporenko are derived from the name.The name may refer to: Nikifor, a Polish painter Nikifor Begichev, a Russian Arctic explorer Nykyfor Hryhoriv, a Ukrainian guerrilla fighter Nikifor Krylov, a Russian artist