Nicodemus

Greek

"victory of the people"

Nicodemus Origin and Meaning

The name Nicodemus is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people".

This rarely used New Testament name could make an unusual route to the cool nickname Nico. Nicodemus (Noddy) Boffin is a character in the Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend.

Nicodemus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1158 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Nicodemus

• 1158 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Nicodemus

• Nicodemus Biblical Pharisee
• Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite Greek Orthodox mystic
• Saint Nicodemus of Mammola (or of Cirò) Italian monk
• Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and Younger Swedish architects
• Nicodemus ben Gurion 1st century wealthy resident of Jerusalem who may have been the Biblical Nicodemus
• Nicodemus stage name of Cecil Wellington, Jamaican reggae DJ
• Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin German philologist
• Nicodemus Hieronymus Alois Georg Hubertus Mario Hugo Eusebius Maria (b. 2001) Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein,Wertheim,Rosenberg, son of late racing driver Leo Löwenstein; grandson and heir of Prince Alois,Konstantin
• Nicodemus León "Nico" DiMarco (b. 2015) son of Christian singer Kristene DiMarco

The name Nicodemus in Pop Culture

• Dr. Nicodemus West character in Marvel Universe
• Nicodemus Dumps bank clerk in Dickens's Sketches by Boz (1836); Charles Kitterball's "cross, cadaverous and ill,natured" uncle
• Nicodemus rat character in book/film "The Secret of NIMH"
• Nicodemus character in Rainbow Rowell's "Carry On"
• Nicodemus "Nico" horse in Once Upon a Time