Nico

See also: nico, NICO, niĉo, ni̱cö, and ni cô

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈniːkoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈniːkəʊ/

Proper noun

Nico

1. A diminutive of the male given names Nicolas, Nicola, Nikos, etc.
   • 2025, Laurence Leamer, Warhol's Muses..., p. 96:

     To become one of the iconic models of the era, he felt she needed a new name. Tobias had been in love with the Greek director Nico Papatakis, who had been married to the French actress Anouk Aimeé. To honor Papatakis, in 1956 Tobias gave his protégé the name Nico.

2. A diminutive of the female given name Nichola.

Etymology 2

Variant of Nick +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪkoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪkəʊ/

Proper noun

Nico

1. (chiefly UK) A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas.
   • 1993, Margaret Thatcher, The Downing Street Years:

     No country was ever better served than Britain by our two key diplomats at this time: Sire Anthony Parsons, Britain's UN Ambassador and Sir Nicolas (Nico) Henderson, our Ambassador in Washington, both possessed precisely those qualities of intelligence, toughness, style and eloquence that the situation required.

   • 1998 March 29, Caroline Graham, "Death of a Hollow Man", Midsomer Murders:

     Best get on. Dusters are under the sink, Nico. Nicholas?

Anagrams

• COIN, Coin, ICON, cion, coin, coni, icon

Dutch

Etymology

Shortened from Nicolaas.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Nico m

1. a male given name

German

Alternative forms

• Niko

Etymology

Nickname for Nikolaus, with formal given name status since the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈniːko]

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• Hyphenation: Ni‧co

Proper noun

Nico

1. a male given name

Italian

Etymology

Shortened form of Nicola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.ko/
• Rhymes: -iko
• Hyphenation: Nì‧co

Proper noun

Nico m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Nicola

Anagrams

• -cino, Cino, cino-, coni, noci

Norman

Proper noun

Nico m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Nic'lesse or Nicolas

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniko/ [ˈni.ko]
• Rhymes: -iko
• Syllabification: Ni‧co

Proper noun

Nico m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Nicolás
   • 2004, Sebastián Dates, “El ovillo”, in Lo ingenuos que somos, page 57:

     Se conocieron el primer año de la carrera, durante una clase de Historia. El profesor estaba hablando de Racine y Nico acotó un par de datos. Lo hizo en francés, con un acento tan bueno que Rafael, sentado unas filas más adelante, se dio la vuelta para mirar de dónde había salido. Sentía una fascinación absoluta por la cultura francesa, que el atribuía al origen de su apellido. […]

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