Nicandro \n(i)-cand-ro, nic(an)-dro\ as a boy's name is of Spanish and Greek origin, and the meaning of Nicandro 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 has 6 variant forms: Nicandreo, Nicandrios, Nicandros, Nikander, Nikandreo and Nikandrios.