Nicomedes

Nicomedes is a Greek given name Ancient Greek: Νικομήδης). Notable people with the name include:

  • Nicomedes (mathematician), ancient Greek mathematician who discovered the conchoid named after him
  • Nicomedes of Sparta, regent during the youth of King Pleistoanax, commanded the Spartan army at the Battle of Tanagra (457 BC)
  • Saint Nicomedes, Martyr of unknown era, whose feast is observed 15 September
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