masculine Anicetus

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Name Root:
níkē > nīkáō > a-níketos > Aníketos
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This name derives from the Ancient Greek “a-níketos (ἀ-νίκητος) / Aníketos (Ανίκητος),” meaning “unconquerable,” based on “nīkáō (νῑκάω),” meaning “to prevail, be superior, to conquer, vanquish, beat,” from “níkē (νίκη),” meaning “victory.” In Greek mythology, Aniceto was the name of one of the sons of Heracles and Hebe. Pope Anicetus († 168) was the Bishop of Rome from ~157 to his death in 168. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Anicetus was a Syrian from the city of Emesa (modern-day Homs).

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