411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Nico
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈniːkoʊ/ GA
en /ˈniːkəʊ/ RP
Proper noun
A diminutive of the male given names Nicolas, Nicola, Nikos, etc.
en 2025 Laurence Leamer Warhol's Muses... 96 To become one of the iconic models of the era, he felt she needed a new name. Herbert Tobias Tobias had been in love with the Greek director Nikos Papatakis Nico Papatakis, who had been married to the French actress Anouk Aimée Anouk Aimeé. To honor Papatakis, in 1956 Tobias gave his protégé the name Nico.
en female Nichola.
Etymology 2
Variant of en Nick o.
Pronunciation
en /ˈnɪkoʊ/ GA
en /ˈnɪkəʊ/ RP
Proper noun
en chiefly _ UK en male Nicholas.
en 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.
en March 29 1998 Caroline Graham (writer) Caroline Graham Death of a Hollow Man Midsomer Murders Best get on. Dusters are under the sink, Nico. Nicholas?
Anagrams
en cino COIN Coin ICON cion coin coni icon
en diminutives of male given names
Dutch
Etymology
Shortened from nl Nicolaas.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Nico.ogg
Proper noun
m
nl male
German
Alternative forms
de Niko
Etymology
Nickname for de Nikolaus, with formal given name status since the 20th century.
Pronunciation
de [ˈniːko]
de De-at Nico.ogg Austria
de Ni co
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male
Italian
Etymology
Shortened form of it Nicola.
Pronunciation
Nìco
Proper noun
m
it male Nicola
Anagrams
it cino -cino Cino cino- coni noci
Norman
Proper noun
m
nrf male Nic'lesse or nrf Nicolas
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es male Nicolás
es 2004 Sebastián Dates Lo ingenuos que somos El ovillo 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.