Niccolò

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:

In literature:

Niccolò Ammaniti, Italian writer
Niccolò Machiavelli, political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright
Niccolò Massa, Italian anatomist who wrote an early anatomy text Anatomiae Libri Introductorius in 1536

In music:

Niccolò Castiglioni, Italian composer and pianist
Niccolò da Perugia, Italian composer of the trecento
Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer
Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer
Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer of classical music and opera
Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, composer

In Mannerism:

Niccolò dell'Abbate, Italian Mannerist painter and decorator
Niccolò Tribolo, Florentine Mannerist artist in the service of Cosimo I de' Medici

In other fields:

Niccolò Alamanni, Roman antiquary of Greek origin
Niccolò Cacciatore, Italian astronomer
Niccolò Canepa, Genovese motorcycle racer, competing in MotoGP with Ducati, 2007 Superstock 1000 F.I.M. Cup world champion
Niccolò Da Conti, Venetian merchant and explorer
Niccolò Matas, Italian architect
Niccolò de' Niccoli, Italian Renaissance humanist
Niccolò Piccinino, Italian condottiero
Niccolò Polo, Venetian merchant and explorer, father of Marco Polo.
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, mathematician
Niccolò II and Niccolò III d'Este, rulers of Ferrara

Fictional characters;

Nicholas de Fleury, central character in The House of Niccolò series of books by Dorothy Dunnett
Niccolò 'Nico' di Angelo, main supporting character in Percy Jackson & the Olympians book series by Rick Riordan

See also