Nike (name)

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Nike is a family name and feminine given name found in various cultures, deriving from Greek νίκη (nikē), "victory".[1]

It is sometimes traceable to Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, which is also present in the more frequently-occurring names Nicholas and Nicole.

In the case of people of Nigerian heritage, Nike is an element of Yoruba names signifying "cherished".

People with the given name Nike

Fictional characters

People with the surname Nike

See also

  • Nike (disambiguation)
  • All pages beginning with "Nike"

References

  1. νίκη, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
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