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.
