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Anicetus - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Anicetus

[ 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. This is the Latin form of the name Aniketos (Old Greek), which is from aniketos ('unconquerable, unconquered') of the negative prefix a ('un') and the element nikan ('to conquer, to overcome'). 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 and Slavic).

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 Anastassios (Greek), Aniketos (Greek), Anacletus (English), Anastagio (Italian), Anastas (Spanish), Anastasio (Italian), Anastasios (Greek), 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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