HinduGirlSanskrit
Nikita: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
نکیتا
निकिता
What Nikita means
Nikita (نکیتا) is used as a Hindu girl’s name, but we found no entry for it in the classical dictionaries we use, so Naam gives no meaning for it.
Nikita at a glance
- Meaning
- No classical source found
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- ni-ki-ta
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- N · ن
Origin and history of Nikita
No classical source found
Common among Hindu girls in South Asia; it is also a Russian name of Greek origin. No Sanskrit headword clearly supports the popular meanings.
A popular name, but we found no entry for it in the classical dictionaries we use, so we give no meaning.
How to say and write Nikita
- Say it
- ni-ki-ta3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Nikita
- Urdu
- نکیتا
- Original script
- निकिता
- Other spellings
- Nikitha
Sibling names for Nikita
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Nikita.
- Nachiketنچیکیتname of the boy who questions Death in the Katha UpanishadBoySanskrit
- Nagendraناگیندرchief of serpents; a noble elephantBoySanskrit
- Nageshناگیشlord of serpents; a name of ShivaBoySanskrit
- Nakulنکلmongoose; name of the fourth PandavaBoySanskrit
- Nalنلa kind of reed; name of the king of Nishadha, husband of DamayantiBoySanskrit
- Namanنمنbowing; salutationBoySanskrit
- Nandنندjoy; delight; name of Krishna's foster-fatherBoySanskrit
- Nandanنندنgladdening; delighting; a sonBoySanskrit
Names like Nikita
- NainaنیناeyesGirlHindi
- Naliniنلنیlotus plant; cluster of lotusesGirlSanskrit
- Namitaنمیتاbowed; humbleGirlSanskrit
- Namrataنمرتاhumility; modestyGirlSanskrit
- Nandiniنندنیdaughter; one who delightsGirlSanskrit
- Nanditaنندتاdelighted; happyGirlSanskrit
- Narayaniنارائنیa name of Lakshmi and of DurgaGirlSanskrit
- Narmadaنرمداgiver of delight; the river NarmadaGirlSanskrit
- Navyaنویاnew; young; freshGirlSanskrit
- NayanaنیناeyeGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Nikita
Questions about the name Nikita
What does the name Nikita mean?
We found no entry for Nikita in the classical dictionaries we use, so we give no meaning rather than repeat an unsourced one.
Is Nikita a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Nikita is a girl’s name.
Is Nikita a Hindu name?
Yes. Nikita is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Common among Hindu girls in South Asia; it is also a Russian name of Greek origin. No Sanskrit headword clearly supports the popular meanings.
How do you pronounce Nikita?
Say it “ni-ki-ta”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Nikita in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Nikita is written نکیتا. In its original script: निकिता.
What are other spellings of Nikita?
Nikita is also spelled Nikitha.
Is the meaning of Nikita verified?
No classical source found. A popular name, but we found no entry for it in the classical dictionaries we use, so we give no meaning. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.