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 [ 3 syll. ni-ki-ta, nik-ita ] The girl name Nikita is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced NIHKIYTah or NahKIYTah KEY. Nikita is of Old Greek origin. It is used mainly in English, French, and Russian. Derived from aniketos 'unconquerable, unconquered' ; a 'un' ; nikan 'to conquer, to overcome'. See Nikita for more info. A form of the name is the English Nakita. In addition, Nikita is a form (English, French, and Russian) of the English, German, and Italian Nicola. Nikita is also a pet form (English, French, and Russian) of the English, French, and German Nicole. Another form of Nikita is the English spelling variant Nickita. Nikita is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1986, 0.056% of baby girls were named Nikita. It was #250 in rank then. The baby name has markedly dropped in popularity since then, and is currently of only sporadic use. Within the family of girl names directly related to Nikita, the English, French, and German Nicole was the most popular in 2008. Nikita has in the last century been primarily given to girls. Baby names that sound like Nikita include the English Nickita, the German and Russian Nadjeschda, the name Nagida, the German Najdia, the English Nakita, the name Nashota, the Arabic Najat, the Czech Nast'a, the Russian Nastya, the English and Welsh Nesta, and the Welsh Nest. KEY: Pronunciation for Nikita: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
