Nicandro - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Nicandro \n(i)-cand-

is of Spanish and Greek origin, and its meaning is "man of victory". Santo Nicandro is patron saint of the town of Venfro, Italy, and there is also a town called San Nicandro Gargano in Puglia. Nicandro was a Greco-Roman soldier who led a revolt for Christianity to the death in Southern Italy around the fourth century. He is venerated in the Festa di Santo Nicandro every year in June.

Nicandro is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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