Nicodim as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nicodim

What is the meaning of the name Nicodim ?

The baby name Nicodim is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /nɪˈkoʊdɪm/ (nih-KOH-dim); Romanian: /niˈkodim/ (nee-KOH-deem).

Nicodim is Greek in Origin.

Nicodim is the Romanian and Slavic form of Nicodemus, ultimately from Greek Nikodēmos (Νικόδημος), a compound of nikē “victory” and dēmos “people,” yielding the sense “victory of the people.” The -i- spelling reflects Church Slavonic and Romanian ecclesiastical transmission, and the name appears across the Balkans and Eastern Europe.

Its use is anchored in Christian tradition: Nicodemus is the Pharisee who visits Jesus in the Gospel of John, and several Orthodox saints reinforced the name’s prestige, notably Nicodim of Tismana (14th century, Romania) and Nicodemus the Hagiorite (18th century, Mount Athos). Nicodim is written Никодим in Russian, Serbian, Macedonian, and Bulgarian, and Нікодим in Ukrainian. Related variants include English/Latin Nicodemus, Greek Nikodimos/Nikodemos, Italian and Spanish Nicodemo, French Nicodème, Polish Nikodem, and the parallel Slavic spelling Nikodim. Though uncommon today, it endures in Orthodox calendars and monastic circles.

⚙ Nicodim is far from common. We count 17 recorded uses of it across 5 countries.