Nikifor (given name)

Nikifor is a Slavic personal name derived from the Greek name Nikephoros, ({{lang|el|Νικηφόρος}}), "Bringer of Victory".

• Belarusian: Nichypar, Nikifar
• Russian: Nikifor
• Ukrainian: Nychypir, Nykyfor
• Romanian: Nichifor, Nechifor

Ukrainian surnames Nechyporuk and Nechyporenko are derived from the name.

The name may refer to:

• Nikifor, a Polish painter
• Nikifor Begichev, a Russian Arctic explorer
• Nykyfor Hryhoriv, a Ukrainian guerrilla fighter
• Nikifor Krylov, a Russian artist