the name nikita means victor in russian.
what does the name nikita mean in russian?
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nikitin (), or nikitina (feminine; никитина) is a common russian surname that derives from the male given name nikita and literally means "nikita's". it may refer to:





















































section::::artists, musicians, authors.





















































bullet::::- yevgeny nikitin (bass-baritone), bass-baritone





















































bullet::::- ivan nikitich nikitin (c. 1690–1742), russian painter





















































bullet::::- gury nikitin (1620–1691), russian icon painter





















































bullet::::- ivan savvich nikitin (1824–1861), russian poet





















































bullet::::- sergey nikitin (musician), contemporary russian composer, singer and bard





















































bullet::::- tatyana nikitina, contemporary russian singer and composer (wife of musician sergey nikitin)





















































bullet::::- victor ivanovich nikitin, soviet soloist with the alexandrov ensemble





















































bullet::::- yuri nikitin (author), contemporary russian sci-fi writer





















































section::::athletes.
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since the later 20th century, the name "nikita" has been adopted as a feminine name in some countries such as france. this development was presumably inspired by elton john's song "nikita" (whose music video portrayed a female russian border guard, presumably the nikita of the song), and the french film "nikita".





















































the indian feminine name "niketā" निकेता, "nikitā" निकिता is unrelated. it comes from a sanskrit word "nikita" निकेत, "niketana" निकेतन meaning "house, habitation; temple".





















































section::::people with the given name nikita.





















































section::::people with the given name nikita.:slavic name.





















































bullet::::- prince nikita alexandrovich of russia (1900–1974)
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