How to Say "Nikita" in Japanese

ニキータ

nikīta

The English name Nikita is written as ニキータ (nikīta) in Japanese.

ニキータ is used as a given name for a person. Since it is a foreign name, it is written using the katakana script.

How do you pronounce it?

nikīta

In Japanese, names ending in 'a' like ニキータ are often perceived as gender-neutral or slightly feminine, contrasting with the name's common male usage in some Slavic cultures.
The name ニキータ carries a heavy cinematic weight in Japan due to the popularity of the 1990 film of the same name. This can cause the name to evoke images of 'secret agents' or 'assassins' in the minds of many Japanese people.
If a Japanese person used 'ateji' for ニキータ, they might choose characters like 仁 for 'benevolence' and 希 for 'hope' to give the foreign name a poetic Japanese meaning.

ニキータ・フルシチョフは、権力の絶頂にあった。
Nikita Khrushchev was at the height of his powers.
This sentence is useful for seeing how to refer to the person with the form ニキータ.
Tatoeba #198797 by Ianagisacos, translation #35992 by CM
彼女の名前はニキータです。
Her name is Nikita.
ニキータさん、こんにちは！
Hello, Nikita!
ニキータさんはとても親切です。
Nikīta-san wa totemo shinsetsu desu.
Nikita is very kind.
あそこにニキータがいます。
Asoko ni Nikīta ga imasu.
Nikita is over there.

Kenta and Misaki are talking about a new classmate.

健太 Kenta

新しい生徒の名前はニキータです。
Atarashii seito no namae wa Nikita desu.
The new student's name is Nikita.
美咲 Misaki

ニキータさんはどこから来ましたか？
Nikita-san wa doko kara kimashita ka?
Where is Nikita from?
健太 Kenta

ロシアから来たそうです。
Roshia kara kita sou desu.
I heard they came from Russia.
美咲 Misaki

いい名前ですね。
Ii namae desu ne.
That is a nice name.

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