Nikša () is a masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, a Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian variant of
Nikola
Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek '' Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος) and it means "the winner of the people". It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bul ...
(cognate to
Nicholas
Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two Ancient Greek, Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In ...
).
Notable people with the name include:
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Nikša Bratoš
Nikša Bratoš (born 17 August 1959) is a Croatian musician. He is known for having played in bands Bonton Baya, Valentino and Crvena jabuka. He has worked on songs for a variety of Croatian pop artists.
Biography
Bratoš was born in 1959, an ...
(born 1959), Bosnian musician who gained fame in former Yugoslavia, member of bands Valentino and Crvena jabuka
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Nikša Dobud
Nikša Dobud (born 5 August 1985) is a Croatian water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Croatia men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is tall and weighs .
In 2015, Dobud received a four-year suspens ...
(born 1985), Croatian water polo player
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Nikša Gligo
Nikša Gligo (6 April 1946 – 10 February 2024) was a Croatian musicologist and academic.
Biography
Nikša Gligo was born in Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia on 6 April 1946. His scientific interests included 20th-century music, music termin ...
(1946–2024), Croatian musicologist and university professor
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Nikša Gradi
Nikola "Nikša" Gradi (; 1825–1894) was a writer, politician, and lawyer from Dubrovnik, a descendant of the Ragusan patrician family Gradi.
Biography
Gradi was born in Zadar in 1825, where he attended the Gymnasium. After studying law in Pa ...
or Nikola Gradić / Nicoló Gradi (1825–1894), Croatian writer, politician, and lawyer from Dubrovnik
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Nikša Kaleb
Nikša Kaleb (born 9 March 1973) is a Croatian former handball player. He is World champion from 2003 with the Croatian national team, (born 1973), Croatian handball player
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Nikša Petrović
Nikša Petrović (born 27 January 1992) is a Croatian football midfielder, who played for Osijek in the Prva HNL
The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a profe ...
(born 1992), Croatian football player
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Nikša Ranjina Nikša Andretić Ranjina or Nicola Ragnina (1494–1582) was a writer and nobleman from the Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik), most famous as the compiler of Ranjina's Miscellany.
Ranjina is the most famous for his manuscript collection of ...
or Nicola Ragnina (1494–1582), Croatian writer and noblemen from the Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik)
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Nikša Roki
Nikša Roki (born 8 February 1988) is a Croatian swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and individual medley events. He represented his nation Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has claimed multiple-time Croatian championship titles and nat ...
(born 1988), Croatian swimmer
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Nikša Skelin
Nikša Skelin (born 25 March 1978, in Split) is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his older brother Siniša
Siniša ( sr-Cyrl, Синиш ...
(born 1978), Croatian rower
* (born 1970), Croatian scientist, writer, director and musician
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