NewName Shortlist 0 Boy · Greek
Nicanor Say it: nee-kah-NOR
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Meaning From Greek nikē 'victory' and anēr 'man'.
Certain scholars agree on this meaning.
Victorious
Its wave through time Rare in the records
In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1982 per million babies of that sex 762 babies given this name since 1913 At its height in 1982, about 1 in 90,800 boys 6 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Higinio Boy From Greek Hyginos, from hygiēs 'healthy'. Colonial · forgotten Melchor Boy Traditional name of one of the Three Kings, often explained from Hebrew malki-'or 'my king is light', though this is… Colonial · forgotten Antonius Boy Roman family name of unknown, possibly Etruscan, origin. The popular link to Greek anthos 'flower', which gave the… Rome Baltasar Boy The traditional name of one of the Magi, usually linked to Belshazzar, from Akkadian Bēl-šarra-uṣur 'Bel, protect… Renaissance · forgotten Gumersindo Boy From a Visigothic name, Germanic guma 'man' and sinþ 'path'. Colonial · forgotten Epifanio Boy From Greek epiphaneia 'manifestation', after the feast of the Epiphany. Colonial · peak 1885 · forgotten Nekane Girl A Basque equivalent of Dolores created in the early 20th century from neke 'pain, toil'. Modern Where this comes from The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament Parish baptism registers United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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