Nicodemo

Nicodemo is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of the Greek name Nikodemos, composed of the elements nike, meaning victory, and demos, meaning people, giving the overall sense of victory of the people. The name is best known from the New Testament figure Nicodemus, a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin who visited Jesus by night and later assisted in his burial, making the name significant in Christian tradition. Its use in the Iberian Peninsula and Italy has remained modest, generally sustained by religious devotion. Related forms include Nicodemus in English and Latin, Nikodemos in Greek, and Nikodem in Polish and Czech.