Niccolò is an Italian male
given name, derived from the Greek
Nikolaos
Nikolaos ( el, Νικόλαος, ') is a common Greek given name which means "Victor of People", a compound of νίκη '' nikē'' 'victory' and λαός laos' 'people'. The connotation is "people's champion" or "conqueror of people". The Englis ...
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
Nicole may refer to:
People
* Nicole (name)
* Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor''
* Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977)
* Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Eu ...
. 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:
In literature:
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Niccolò Ammaniti
Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for ''As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads'').
He became noted in 2001 with the publication of '' I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura'' ...
, Italian writer
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Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli ( , , ; 3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527), occasionally rendered in English as Nicholas Machiavel ( , ; see below), was an Italian diplomat, author, philosopher and historian who lived during the Renaissance. ...
, political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright
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Niccolò Massa
Niccolò Massa (; 1485–1569) was an Italian anatomist who wrote an early anatomy text ''Anatomiae Libri Introductorius'' in 1536. In 1536 he described the cerebrospinal fluid.
Massa graduated from the Venetian College of Physicians with a degre ...
, Italian anatomist who wrote an early anatomy text ''Anatomiae Libri Introductorius'' in 1536
In music:
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Niccolò Castiglioni
Niccolò Castiglioni (17 July 1932 – 7 September 1996) was an Italian composer, pianist, and writer on music.
Castiglioni was born and raised in Milan, where he began studying piano at the age of 7. He received his performer's diploma from th ...
, Italian composer and pianist
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