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Nekita
How to Pronounce Nekita
Pronounced neh-KEE-tah /nɪˈkitə/Medium
Meaning: Nekita is a phonetic respelling of Nikita, from the Greek 'Aniketos', 'unconquered'. Long a male name in Russia, Nikita was taken up for girls in America (helped by the 1990 film and later television), and Nekita writes that sound with an 'e' for an individual look.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Nekita is a respelling of Nikita, from the Greek Aniketos, 'unconquered'. In Russia Nikita is a traditional male name, but in the United States it was adopted for girls, its profile lifted by popular film and television. Nekita gives the name a phonetic 'e' spelling and a more personal look.
Nekita was always scarce, peaking around 1986 at about thirty girls a year and fading by the late 1990s. It rode the American vogue for Nikita as a girls' name; a Nekita from the peak would be near forty, and the spelling stays a genuine rarity.
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What does the name Nekita mean?
Nekita is a spelling of Nikita, a name of Greek origin meaning 'unconquered'.
How do you pronounce Nekita?
It is said neh-KEE-tah /nɪˈkitə/, three syllables stressed on the second.
Is Nekita a boy or girl name?
Nekita is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is the name Nekita?
Nekita has always been very rare, an American spelling of Nikita from the later twentieth century.