
Nikephoros
Meaning
Means "carrying victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and φερω (phero) "to carry, to bear". This
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Famous People Named Nikephoros
Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger
Nikephoros Bryennios (or Nicephorus Bryennius; Greek: Νικηφόρος Βρυέννιος, Nikēphoros Bryennios; 1062–1137) was a Byzantine general, statesman and historian.
Nikephoros Tarchaneiotes
Nikephoros Tarchaneiotes () was a 13th-century Byzantine aristocrat and general.
Nikephoros Palaiologos
Nikephoros Palaiologos (; died 18 October 1081) was a Byzantine general of the 11th century.
Nikephoros Bryennios (ethnarch)
Nikephoros Bryennios (), Latinized as Nicephorus Bryennius, was an important Byzantine general who was involved in rebellions against the empress Theodora and later the emperor Michael VI.
Nikephoros Katakalon
Nikephoros Euphorbenos Katakalon () was a Byzantine aristocrat and son-in-law of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos ().
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