Niccolò

Niccolò
Niccolò Machiavelli
PronunciationItalian: [nikkoˈlɔ]
GenderMale
Language(s)Italian
Origin
Language(s)Greek
MeaningNicholas
Region of originItaly
Other names
Alternative spellingNicolò
Variant form(s)Nicola
Related namesNicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Klaus

Niccolò is an Italian male given name, derived from the Greek Nikolaos meaning "Victor of people" or "People's champion".

There are several male variations of the name: Nicolò, Niccolò, Nicolas, and Nicola. The female equivalent is Nicole. The female diminutive Nicoletta is used although seldom. Rarely, the letter "C" can be followed by a "H" (ex. Nicholas). As the letter "K" is not part of the Italian alphabet, versions where "C" is replaced by "K" are even rarer.

People with the name include:

Given name

In literature:

  • Niccolò Ammaniti (born 1966), Italian writer
  • Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527), Italian political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright
  • Niccolò Massa (1485–1569), Italian anatomist who wrote an early anatomy text Anatomiae Libri Introductorius in 1536

In music:

In Mannerism:

In other fields:

Fictional characters;

See also

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