Nikita (name)
Encyclopedia
Nikita is a unisex name
Unisex name
A unisex name, also known as an epicene name, is a given name that is often given to either a boy or a girl. Some countries, however, require that a given name be gender-specific or have enough names with male and female versions...
, historically masculine from Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and related languages. The Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
version is Mykyta (mɪkɪtɑ), and the Belarusian
Belarusian language
The Belarusian language , sometimes referred to as White Russian or White Ruthenian, is the language of the Belarusian people...
version is Mikita (mɪkɪtɑ), but Nikita also appears in both countries. All are derived from the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
Niketas (Νικήτας) meaning "victorious". Beginning in the 20th century, it was adopted for female children in some countries such as France but remains strictly masculine in Russia and other countries of eastern Europe.
Notable bearers
- Prince Nikita of Russia
- Prince Nikita RomanovPrince Nikita RomanovPrince Nikita Nikitich Romanov was a Russian prince, descendant of the Imperial Family and a historian and author.-Russian prince:...
, son of HH Prince Nikita - Nikita Simonyan - Soviet footballer of Armenian descent
- Nikita AnandNikita Anand-Early life:Nikita was born to a Punjabi family in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her father is Brigadier S.S. Anand, a doctor in the Indian Army; his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools...
, Indian model - Nikita FilatovNikita FilatovNikita Vasilyevich Filatov is a Russian professional ice hockey winger in the Ottawa Senators organization. He was the top-ranked European skater by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and was selected sixth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to being drafted, he...
, Russian professional ice hockey player - Nikita KatsalapovNikita KatsalapovNikita Gennadievich Katsalapov is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Elena Ilinykh, he is the 2010 World Junior Champion, 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist and 2011 Russian senior national bronze medalist.- Career :...
, Russian ice dancer - Nikita KoloffNikita KoloffNikita Koloff is a retired American professional wrestler,. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, he wrestled as "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff, which was a play on the nickname of fan favorite "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes .Nikita was brought into the National...
, former American wrestler - Nikita KhrushchevNikita KhrushchevNikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
(1894–1971), General Secretary and Premier of the Soviet Union during the 1950s and 1960s - Nikita MikhalkovNikita MikhalkovNikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union.Mikhalkov was born in Moscow into the distinguished, artistic Mikhalkov family. His great grandfather was the imperial governor of Yaroslavl, whose mother was a Galitzine princess...
, Russian filmmaker and actor - Nikita Odnoralov, Russian musician, lead singer of the band EverfoundEverfoundEverfound is a Russian pop-rock band based in Denver, Colorado. Consisting of all brothers, Ruslan Odnoralov, 22, Nikita Odnoralov, 21, Yan Odnoralov, 19, and Illarion Odnoralov, 17. They moved to Colorado in 1996 after their family fled from Russia as political refugees. The band has stated that...
- Nikita RukavytsyaNikita RukavytsyaNikita Vadimovich Rukavytsya is a Ukrainian-Australian professional football player currently playing for Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga...
, A-league football (soccer) player in Australia for Perth Glory - Nikita Russian, the perpetrator of a con committed in 2002
- Nikita ThukralNikita ThukralNikita Thukral is an Indian film actress and model, who has acted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She is best known for her item number "Kodana Kodi" in Saroja.-Early life:...
, South Indian actress - NikitaKatarina WatersKatarina Leigh Waters is a German-born English professional wrestler and valet, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Winter. She is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment, performing on its Raw brand under the ring name Katie Lea...
, British professional wrestler with the real name Katarina Waters, now wrestling as "Katie Lea" - Nikita WillyNikita WillyNikita Willy is an Indonesian actress and pop singer. Willy started her career in the entertainment world in Indonesia since the age of 7 years by starring in a soap operas titled "Bulan dan Bintang"...
, an Indonesian actress and pop singer who won the Kids Choice Awards and the Panasonic Awards both for being the Most Favorite Actress - Nikita Perihandono, an Indonesian People and government employee at Pemda DKI Jakarta.
Fictional Nikitas
- Nikita the FurrierNikita the FurrierNikita the Tanner is a character in folklore of Kievan Rus, a town craftsman who released the daughter of a Kievan prince from the dragon's captivity. The oldest prototype on it could be found in Laurentian Chronicle.-External links:*...
, character in Russian folklore - Nikita, French movie
- NikitaNikita (song)"Nikita" is a song by English singer Elton John about the Cold War from his 1985 album Ice on Fire. Released in late 1985, the song achieved success in many countries, becoming a top ten hit in almost all of them.-Song synopsis:...
- song by Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... - Nikita (TV series)Nikita (TV series)La Femme Nikita is a Canadian action/drama television series based on the French film Nikita by Luc Besson. The series was co-produced by Jay Firestone of Fireworks Entertainment and Warner Brothers. It was adapted for television by Joel Surnow...
- CWCW-Arts:* Carl Wheezer, a character in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius* Creative writing* Cryptic Writings, an album by Megadeth-Companies:* Cable & Wireless, a British telecommunications company* Colonial Williamsburg...
TV Series
See also
- Mykyta the FoxMykyta the FoxMykyta the Fox is the first Ukrainian animated series made in the country since it declared independence. The series is based on the eponymous satirical fairy tale in verse by Ivan Franko . The budget of the series amounted to UAH 10 million...
- Ukrainian animated series - Nichita StănescuNichita StanescuNichita Stănescu was a Romanian poet and essayist. He is the most acclaimed contemporary Romanian language poet, loved by the public and generally held in esteem by literary critics.-Biography:...
, Romanian poet and essayist