See also: Nikita

Latvian

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Etymology

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First recorded as a given name of Latvians during 1850-1875. From Russian Ники́та (Nikíta).

Proper noun

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Ņikita m

  1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ники́та (Nikíta).

References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Ņikita was the only given name of 3306 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.