Niquita
Meaning of Niquita
Niquita is a feminine given name combining the Greek-derived element nika (“victory”) with the diminutive suffix -ita. Pronounced ni-KEE-tuh (/nɪˈkiːtə/), it functions as a creative variant of Nikita and reflects late 20th-century Anglo-American naming trends that favor morphological adaptation. According to U.S. Social Security data, Niquita first registers in 1975 (five occurrences, rank 751) and persists through 1992, peaking at eighteen births in 1986 (rank 798) before gradually declining. This usage profile—ranked between 751 and 860 over nearly two decades—indicates steady but limited adoption, characteristic of names that balance familiarity with distinctiveness. Overall, Niquita’s trajectory illustrates the interplay of Slavic roots and Romance-language diminutive processes in American name formation.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as ni-KEE-tuh (/nɪˈkiːtə/)
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