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Nikki

/ˈnɪki/

Nikki proper noun: a diminutive of the female given names Nicole, Nichole, Nicola, and Nichola, variant of Nicky.

Proper noun

Nikki

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Nicole, Nichole, Nicola, and Nichola, variant of Nicky.
    • In 2006, 18-year-old Nikki Catsouras was killed in a car wreck in Lake Forest.2015 July 16, Rob Hayes, “Santa Monica nonprofit pushing Google for 'Right to be Forgotten'”, in KABC-TV
    • Former United Nations ambassador and current GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley slammed fellow Republicans former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday in a campaign letter highlighting Haley’s first quarter accomplishments.2023 April 11 [2023 April 10], Sarah Elbeshbishi, “Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley slams Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis in campaign letter”, in USA Today, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...

Forms of Nikki

alternative formNicki
alternative formNicky
alternative formNickey
alternative formNickie
alternative formNikkie
alternative formNikkey
alternative formNikky

Origin of Nikki

20th-century fanciful respelling of Nicky.

Questions about Nikki

What does Nikki mean?
Nikki means a diminutive of the female given names Nicole, Nichole, Nicola, and Nichola, variant of Nicky.
What part of speech is Nikki?
Nikki is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nikki?
Nikki is pronounced /ˈnɪki/.

Words near Nikki in the dictionary

  1. nikkeis
  2. Nikkel
  3. Nikkels
  4. nikker
  5. nikkers
  6. Nikki
  7. nikko
  8. Nikko fir
  9. Nikko firs
  10. nikkomycin
  11. nikkomycins

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