Nakita

This name derives from the Ancient Greek “nīkē (νίκη) Nikētas (Νικήτας),” meaning “unconquerable, victory.” In Greek mythology, Nike was a goddess who personified victory, also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. The Roman equivalent was Victoria. 1) Niketas was a Greek Byzantine government official and historian; like his brother Michael Akominatos, whom he accompanied to Constantinople from their birthplace Chonae. Nicetas wrote a history of the Eastern Roman Empire from 1118 to 1207. 2) Niketas was the eldest son of the Byzantine general and usurper Artabasdos. He served as a general during his father’s usurpation against Emperor Constantine V.