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Nico

UK/ˈniːkəʊ/US/ˈniːkoʊ/

Nico proper noun: a diminutive of the male given names Nicolas, Nicola, Nikos, etc.

Proper noun (1)

Nico

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Nicolas, Nicola, Nikos, etc.
    • 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.2025, Laurence Leamer, Warhol's Muses..., page 96
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Nichola.

Proper noun (2)

US/ˈnɪkoʊ/UK/ˈnɪkəʊ/

Nico

  1. (UK) A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas.
    • 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...1993, Margaret Thatcher, The Downing Street Years
    • Best get on. Dusters are under the sink, Nico. Nicholas?1998 March 29, Caroline Graham, “Death of a Hollow Man”, in Midsomer Murders

Proper noun (3) capitalized: NICO

NICO

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of National Insurance Contributions Office.

Origin of Nico

Variant of Nick + -o.

Questions about Nico

What does Nico mean?
Nico means a diminutive of the male given names Nicolas, Nicola, Nikos, etc.
What part of speech is Nico?
Nico is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nico?
Nico is pronounced /ˈniːkoʊ/ (US).

Words near Nico in the dictionary

  1. nicky-tam
  2. nicky-tams
  3. Niclaes
  4. niclofolan
  5. niclosamide
  6. Nico
  7. Nicobar
  8. Nicobar dove
  9. Nicobar doves
  10. Nicobar Islands
  11. Nicobar pigeon

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