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In Slavic countries the name comes from the Ancient Greek goddess of victory "Nike" [1] (some personalities coming from Slavic countries are listed below). Nika is a female name in Persian, language meaning "very good" and "pure crystal water" [citation needed], it derives from "Nik" meaning "Good", "True" and "Chosen". Nika is also the name of ...
The name derives from the Greek noun νίκη níkē meaning "victory", "upper hand [in battle or contest]". The word is of uncertain origin, [12] probably related to Ancient Greek: νεῖκος neîkos "strife" and the verb νεῖκειν neîkein "to quarrel"; ultimately also of uncertain, possibly pre-Greek, etymology. [13]
Nike (/ ˈ n aɪ k ɪ / ⓘ 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 .
The ism (اسم) is the given name, first name, or personal name; e.g. "Ahmad" or "Fatima".Most Arabic names have meaning as ordinary adjectives and nouns, and are often aspirational of character.
Nike, Inc. [note 1] (stylized as NIKE) is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon. [6] It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$46 billion in its fiscal year 2022.
This is a list of traditional Arabic place names. This list includes: Places involved in the history of the Arab world and the Arabic names given to them. Places whose official names include an Arabic form. Places whose names originate from the Arabic language. All names are in Standard Arabic and academically transliterated. Most of these ...
Its meaning is 'the good' or 'the handsome'. Its usual form in Classical Arabic is الحسن al-Ḥasan, incorporating the definite article al-, which may be omitted in modern Arabic names. The name حَسَّان Ḥassān, which comes from the same Arabic root, has a long vowel and a doubled /sː/. Its meaning is 'doer of good' or ...
Anika is a German variant of Anna. Anna is most likely a variant of a Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "gracious" or "favoured", because in the Bible she was a sincere and merciful woman. Ultimately the name lost its initial 'h'.