Meaning and Origin of: Nicodemus

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Greek : Victorious people
  • Greek : Victory of the people

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish : from a personal name of Greek origin, composed of the elements nikē ‘victory’ + dēmos ‘people’. This is the name borne in the New Testament by a Greek Jew who defended Jesus before the religious leaders (John 7:50) and was present at his burial (John 19:39).