نيكبولى

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Νικόπολις (Nikópolis, “Nicopolis”), from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) +‎ πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”) named for the Battle of Actium nearby.

Proper noun

نيكبولى • (Niğbolu)

  1. (historical) Former name of پره‌وزه, Preveza (a city in Greece)

Descendants
  • Turkish: Niğbolu

References
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Niğbolu”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 579
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