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Nikifor

Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of NIKEPHOROS.

NIKEPHOROS   male & female   Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "carrying victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and φερω (phero) "to carry, to bear". This name was borne by several Byzantine emperors, including the 10th-century Nikephoros II Phokas. Besides being a masculine personal name, it was also a title borne by the goddess Athena.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Nikephoros
BULGARIAN: Nikifor
FRENCH: Nicéphore
MACEDONIAN: Nikifor
RUSSIAN: Nikifor
FEMININE FORMS
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Nikephoros
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