| [ syll. a-ni-ce-tus, an-icet-us ] The boy name Anicetus is pronounced AENahSIYTahS KEY. Anicetus is of Old Greek origin, and it is predominantly used in the English and German languages. Anicetus has the meaning 'unconquerable, unconquered'. Derived from aniketos meaning 'unconquerable' ; a meaning 'un' ; nikan meaning 'to conquer, to overcome'. Aniketos (Old Greek) is an original form of Anicetus. This is the Latin form of the Greek name 'Aniketos', itself from the negative prefix 'a-' and the element 'nikan'. . The name was borne by Saint Anicetus (154-167), a Syrian of Emesa and one of the first popes. Variants of Anicetus include Aniceto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Aniketos (Greek), Mykyta (Ukrainian), and Nikita (Russian). Anicetus is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Anicetus include Aniketos (Greek), Anastasio (Italian), and Anastasius (German). KEY: approx pronunciation for Anicetus: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"
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