Niko may refer to:

People

The given name is sometimes a short form of

Nikola Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montene ...

, Nikolas, Nikolaos or others. * Nikō (1253–1314), Japanese Buddhist disciple of Nichiren *

Niko (musician) Nicole Vergel De Dios, known by her stage name Niko, is an American musician. She was born in Seattle, Washington to Japanese and Spanish, Norwegian, German, Filipino parents. She completed a Jazz and Contemporary Music Degree from the New Scho ...

, American musician active from 2002 * NiKo (born 1997), Bosnian professional esports player * Niko Etxart (born 1953), Basque singer and musician *

Niko Hurme Lordi () is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal music, heavy metal band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu). In addition to their melodic metal music, Lordi are also known for we ...

(born 1974), Finnish bass player * Niko Kovač (born 1971), Croatian soccer player and manager *

Niko Kranjčar Niko Kranjčar (; born 13 August 1984) is a Croatian former professional footballer. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder, but could also operate as a winger or second striker. As of 5 May 2021, he works as an assistant to Josip Šimu ...

(born 1984), Croatian soccer player *

Niko Lalos Nikolas A. Lalos (born June 25, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He played college football for Dartmouth. Early life and high school Lalos grew up in Akron, Ohio and attended St. Vincent–S ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Niko Moon Niko Moon (born Nicholas Cowan; September 20, 1982) is an American country pop singer and songwriter signed to RCA Nashville. He has written songs for Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band, Rascal Flatts, and Morgan Wallen. He was also a member of the ...

(born 1982), American singer and songwriter * Niko Nirvi (born 1961), Finnish journalist *

Niko Ott Nikolaus Ott (born 9 July 1945) is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany. Ott won a gold medal in ''coxed eights'' at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDM ...

(born 1945), West German rower *

Niko Pirosmani Niko Pirosmani ( ka, ნიკო ფიროსმანი ''Nik’o Pirosmani''), Mononymous person, simply referred to as Nikala (ნიკალა ''Nik’ala''; 1862–1918), was a Georgians, Georgian painter who posthumously rose to pro ...

(1862–1918), Georgian painter * Maurizio De Jorio (born 1967), Italian Eurobeat artist using the stage name Niko

Fictional characters

Niko Bellic Niko Bellic is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of Rockstar North's 2008 video game ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', the sixth main instalment in Rockstar Games' ''Grand Theft Auto'' series. He also makes non-playable appearances i ...

, the main character of the game '' Grand Theft Auto IV'' * Niklaren Goldeye (nickname Niko), a character in Tamora Pierce's ''Emelan'' books * Niko, in the 1994 film '' The Mask'' * Niko, the main character in the 2008 animated Christmas film '' The Flight Before Christmas'' * Niko, the playable protagonist of the video game ''

OneShot ''OneShot'' is an adventure game developed by indie studio Future Cat and published by Degica. Based on a 2014 free version, it was released for Steam on December 8, 2016, and on itch.io on March 12, 2020. A version adapted for consoles, ''O ...

'' * Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos, the main character in the 1998 film '' Godzilla'' * Niko Leandros, in the ''Cal Leandros'' book series by ''Rob Thurman''

Other uses

* Nikō (company), former name of Japanese camera-maker Cosina * Niko Resources, Canadian oil and gas company * Niko, a common abbreviation of Mykolaiv (Ukrainian), also known as Nikolaev or Nikolayev (Russian), a city in southern Ukraine

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