Nikta: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Nikta – Meaning: night – Origin: Greek – Gender: Girl


Nikta is a Greek girl's name meaning “night”. It appears in our list of 175+ Persian Baby Girl Names That Are Poetic and Rare.

Meaning & Origin of Nikta

Meaning: Night.

Origin: Greek.

A common claim: Nikta is often said to mean 'pure goodness' in Persian. Actually: There's no Persian root behind this meaning — Nikta actually traces to the Greek word for 'night' and the goddess Nyx.

Source: Wiktionary.

Popularity of Nikta

Nikta doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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