Nikifor (given name)

Nikifor is a Slavic personal name derived from the Greek name Nikephoros, (), "Bringer of Victory". Belarusian forms: Nichypar, Nikifar; Russian: Nikifor; Ukrainian: Nechypir , Nychypir, Nykyfor; Romanian (both given name and surname): Nichifor, Nechifor.

Patronymic surnames Nechyporuk, Nechyporenko, Nichiporovich, Nikiforov are derived from the name.

Notable people with the surname include:

Nikifor Begichev, a Russian Arctic explorer Nykyfor Hryhoriv, a Ukrainian guerrilla fighter Nikifor Krylov, a Russian artist

See also