Nicodemus

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Scripts Νικόδημος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˌnɪk.ə.ˈdiː.məs/(English) /niː.ko.ˈdeː.mus/(Latin)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Greek name Νικόδημος (Nikodemos) meaning "victory of the people", derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people". This is the name of a character in the New Testament who helps Joseph of Arimathea entomb Jesus.

Related Names

Rootsnike + demos
VariantNikodemos(Ancient Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesNikodemos(Biblical Greek) Teemu(Finnish) Nicodème(French) Nicodemo, Nico(Italian) Nikodem(Polish) Nicodemo(Portuguese) Nikodim(Russian) Nicodemo(Spanish)

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Catholic saints, Charles Dickens characters, Dresden Files characters, isograms, Once Upon a Time characters, Orthodox saints, people, saints, success, victory
Entry updated June 9, 2023