Nicetas

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Nicetas is a Greek male given name, historically borne by several early Christian saints and Byzantine figures, and cognate with the Slavic name Nikita.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Nicetas canonical 3
Nicetas of Heraclea 1
Nicetas of Nicomedia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek masculine given name
given name
associatedReligion Christianity
associatedTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
category Greek masculine given names
Masculine given names
cognateWith Nikita
derivedFrom Greek word for victory "nike"
etymologicalOriginOf Nikita
gender masculine
hasLatinizedForm Nicetas
hasMeaningRelatedTo victory
hasSlavicForm Nikita
hasVariant Niketas
historicallyBorneBy Byzantine figures
early Christian saints
languageOfOrigin Greek
nameDayObservedIn Eastern Orthodox Church
notableBearer Nicetas Choniates
linked to: Niketas Choniates

Nicetas of Heraclea
linked to: Nicetas

Nicetas of Nicomedia
linked to: Nicetas

Nicetas of Remesiana
linked to: Nicetas

Nicetas the Goth
relatedName Nikita
script Greek alphabet
timePeriodOfUsage Byzantine era
Late Antiquity
usedBy Greek Christians
usedInLanguage Greek

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nikita isCognateWith Nicetas
subject linked to: Nikita (Cyrillic: Никита)
Nicetas hasLatinizedForm Nicetas
Nicetas notableBearer Nicetas of Remesiana
linked to: Nicetas
Nicetas notableBearer Nicetas of Nicomedia
linked to: Nicetas
Nicetas notableBearer Nicetas of Heraclea
linked to: Nicetas