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Nicetas or Niketas (Νικήτας) is a Greek given name, meaning "victorious one" (from Nike "victory"). The veneration of martyr saint Nicetas the Goth in the medieval period gave rise to the Slavic form Nikita.

People with the name Nicetas

Nicetas of Syracuse, (c. 400 - 335 BC), Greek philosopher
Nicetas of Smyrna, late 1st-century Greek sophist and rhetorician, see Second Sophistic
Nicetas of Remesiana, 4th-century bishop of the Dacians, now the patron saint of Romania
Nicetas the Goth, 4th-century martyr
Nicetas (Bishop of Aquileia), mid-5th-century archbishop of Aquileia
Nicetas (cousin of Heraclius), early 7th-century Byzantine general
Niketas the Persian, 7th-century Byzantine officer
Niketas (son of Artabasdos), mid-8th-century Byzantine general
Nicetas of Medikion (Nicetas the Confessor, fl. 783 – 824), Byzantine monk and hegumenos
Nicetas the Patrician (Nicetas Monomachos, c. 761 – 836), Byzantine eunuch official and monk, opponent of Iconoclasm
Niketas Ooryphas (fl. 860 – 873), Byzantine official, patrician and admiral
Niketas (son of Ioube) (fl. 912), Byzantine general and governor
Nicetas of Heraclea, 11th-century Greek catenist
Nicetas Eugenianus, Byzantine Greek author of Drosilla and Charicles, see Jean François Boissonade de Fontarabie
Nicetas of Novgorod (fl. 1095 – 1108), saint and Bishop of Novgorod
Nicetas of Nicomedia, 12th-century archbishop
Nicetas of Chonae, 12th-century bishop in Byzantine Anatolia
Nicetas (Bogomil bishop) (papa Nicetas), 12th-century bishop of Constantinople
Niketas Choniates (c. 1155 – c. 1215), Byzantine historian
Niketas Scholares (fl. 1341 – 1361), Byzantine Greek military leader
Nicetas I of Constantinople (fl. 766 – 780), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Nicetas II of Constantinople (fl. 1186 – 1189), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Niketas Stethatos (Nicetas Pectoratus, c. 1005 – c. 1090), Byzantine mystic and theologian
Nicetas of Naupactus, see Minuscule 886

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-'''Nicetas''' or '''Niketas''' ({{lang|grc|Νικήτας}}) is a   [[Greek language|Greek]] given name,   meaning "victorious one" (from [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] "[[victory]]").
+'''Nicetas''' or '''Niketas''' ({{lang|grc|Νικήτας}}) is a Greek given name, meaning "victorious one" (from [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] "[[victory]]").
 The veneration of martyr saint [[Nicetas the Goth]] in the medieval period gave rise to the Slavic form ''[[Nikita (given name)|Nikita]]''.
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 * [[Nicetas of Remesiana]], 4th-century bishop of the Dacians, now the patron saint of Romania
 * [[Nicetas the Goth]], 4th-century martyr
-* [[Nicetas (Bishop of Aquileia)]], mid-5th century archbishop of Aquileia
+* [[Nicetas (Bishop of Aquileia)]], mid-5th-century archbishop of Aquileia
-* [[Nicetas (cousin of Heraclius)]], early 7th century Byzantine general
+* [[Nicetas (cousin of Heraclius)]], early 7th-century Byzantine general
-* [[Niketas the Persian]], 7th century Byzantine officer
+* [[Niketas the Persian]], 7th-century Byzantine officer
-* [[Niketas (son of Artabasdos)]], mid-8th century Byzantine general
+* [[Niketas (son of Artabasdos)]], mid-8th-century Byzantine general
 * [[Nicetas of Medikion]] (Nicetas the Confessor, {{floruit|pfx-lk=abbr}} 783 – 824), Byzantine monk and hegumenos
 * [[Nicetas the Patrician]] (Nicetas Monomachos, {{circa}} 761 – 836), Byzantine eunuch official and monk, opponent of Iconoclasm
 * [[Niketas Ooryphas]] ({{floruit|pfx-lk=abbr}} 860 – 873), Byzantine official, patrician and admiral
-<!--* [[Nicetas of Byzantium]], 9th-century scholar, author of polemic re Islam -->
 * [[Niketas (son of Ioube)]] ({{floruit|pfx-lk=abbr}} 912), Byzantine general and governor
-* [[Nicetas of Heraclea]], 11th century Greek catenist
+* [[Nicetas of Heraclea]], 11th-century Greek catenist
 * [[Nicetas Eugenianus]], Byzantine Greek author of ''Drosilla'' and ''Charicles'', see [[Jean François Boissonade de Fontarabie]]
 * [[Nicetas of Novgorod]] ({{floruit|pfx-lk=abbr}} 1095 – 1108), saint and Bishop of Novgorod
 * [[Nicetas of Nicomedia]], 12th-century archbishop
 * [[Nicetas of Chonae]], 12th-century bishop in Byzantine Anatolia
-* [[Nicetas (Bogomil bishop)]] (''papa Nicetas''), 12th century  bishop of Constantinople
+* [[Nicetas (Bogomil bishop)]] (''papa Nicetas''), 12th-century bishop of Constantinople
-* [[Niketas Choniates]] ({{circa}} 1155 – {{circa}} 1215), Byzantine historian
+* [[Niketas Choniates]] ({{circa}} 1155 – c. 1215), Byzantine historian
-* [[Niketas Scholares]]  ({{floruit|pfx-lk=abbr}} 1341 – 1361), Byzantine Greek  military leader
+* [[Niketas Scholares]] ({{floruit|pfx-lk=abbr}} 1341 – 1361), Byzantine Greek military leader
 * [[Nicetas I of Constantinople]] ({{floruit|pfx-lk=abbr}} 766 – 780), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
 * [[Nicetas II of Constantinople]] ({{floruit|pfx-lk=abbr}} 1186 – 1189), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
+* [[Niketas Stethatos]] (Nicetas Pectoratus, {{circa}} 1005 – c. 1090), Byzantine mystic and theologian
-<!--* [[Nicetas the Paphlagonian]] -->
-* [[Niketas Stethatos]] (Nicetas Pectoratus, {{circa}} 1005 – {{circa}} 1090),  Byzantine mystic and theologian
 * [[Nicetas of Naupactus]], see [[Minuscule 886 (Gregory-Aland)|Minuscule 886]]

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People with the name Nicetas

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