Nic

See also nic, nić, nič, and NIC

English

Proper noun

Nic

1. A diminutive of the female given names Nicola, Nichola, and Nicole.

Anagrams

• Inc, Inc., inc, inc., NCI

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [nʲɪc]

Etymology

Contracted from iníon mhic (“daughter of the son of”).

Noun

Nic

1. A prefix used with a woman's maiden surname

   Fionnghuala fhionn Nic Aoidh

   fair-haired Fionnghuala McKay

Usage notes

This prefix replaces the prefix Mac found in male surnames, and triggers lenition of a following consonant. It is used by unmarried women, and by married women who have kept their maiden name. Thus Fionnghuala Nic Aoidh's father and brothers would use the surname Mac Aoidh.

Related terms

• Ó (used in male names)
• bean Uí, Uí (used with a woman's married name)
• Ní (used in place of the male Ó prefix)

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Jèrriais

Proper noun

Nic m

1. A diminutive of the male given name Nic'lesse or Nicolas.
2. (religion) Satan