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 [ syll. ni-co-de-mus, nic-odem-us ] The boy name Nicodemus is pronounced as NIHKowDIYMahS KEY. Nicodemus is largely used in English and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name Nicodemus means victory of the people. Biblical name derived from the words 'nike' which means victory ; 'demos' which means people. Nicodemus (Old Greek) is an old form of the name. The name is of the same meaning as Nicholas. It was borne in the Bible by the Pharisee who listened to Jesus' teachings and later helped bury Jesus after the crucifixion. The name was widely adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. Nicodemo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Nicodème (French), Nikodem (Polish), Nikodemos (Greek), Nikodemus (German), Nikodim (Russian), and Teemu (Finnish) are forms of Nicodemus. Nico (short form in English) is another variant of the name. See also the related form, Nicholas (English and French). Nicodemus is not popular as a baby boy name. It is listed outside of the top 1000. In 2008, out of the family of boy names directly related to Nicodemus, Nicholas (English and French) was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Nicodemus include the name Nikodemus (German) and the name Nikodemos (Greek). KEY: approx pronunciation for Nicodemus: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
