Niccolò

Niccolò
	Niccolò Machiavelli
Pronunciation	Italian: [nikkoˈlɔ]
Gender	Male
Language	Italian
Origin
Language	Greek
Meaning	Nicholas
Region of origin	Italy
Other names
Alternative spelling	Nicolò
Variant form	Nicola
Related names	Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Klaus

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.

Given name

People with the name include:

In literature

Niccolò Ammaniti (born 1966), Italian writer
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527), Italian political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright
Niccolò Massa (1485–1569), Italian anatomist who wrote an early anatomy text Anatomiae Libri Introductorius in 1536

In music

Niccolò Castiglioni (1932–1996), Italian composer and pianist
Niccolò Cervellin (born 2001), know professionally as Soniko, Italian rapper, record producer and disc jockey
Niccolò da Perugia, 14th-century Italian composer of the trecento
Niccolò Jommelli (1714–1774), Italian composer
Niccolò Moriconi (born 1996), know professionally as Ultimo, Italian singer-songwriter
Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840), Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer
Niccolò Piccinni (1728–1800), Italian composer of classical music and opera
Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli (1752–1837), Italian composer

In Mannerism

Niccolò dell'Abbate (1509/1512–1571), Italian Mannerist painter and decorator
Niccolò Tribolo (1500–1550), Florentine Mannerist artist in the service of Cosimo I de' Medici

In other fields

Niccolò Alamanni (1583–1626), Roman antiquary of Greek origin
Niccolò Alunno (1430–1502), Italian painter
Niccolò dell'Arca (1435/1440–1494), Italian sculptor
Niccolò Cacciatore (1770–1841), Italian astronomer
Niccolò Canepa (born 1988), Italian motorcycle racer, competing in MotoGP with Ducati, 2007 Superstock 1000 F.I.M. Cup world champion
Niccolò Casolani (1659–1714), Italian painter
Niccolò Da Conti (1395–1469), Venetian merchant and explorer
Niccolò Fieschi (1456–1524), Italian cardinal
Niccolò Fortebraccio (1375–1435), Italian condottiero (mercenary commander)
Niccolò Gabburri (1675–1742), Italian diplomat and painter
Niccolò Gattilusio (died 1462), Italian ruler of Lesbos
Niccolò Gattilusio, Lord of Ainos (died 1409), Italian ruler of Aenus
Niccolò Gitto (born 1986), Italian water polo player
Niccolò di Piero Lamberti (1370–1451), Italian sculptor and architect
Niccolò Ludovisi (1610–1664), Italian aristocrati
Niccolò Matas (1798–1872), Italian architect
Niccolò de' Niccoli (1364–1437), Italian Renaissance humanist
Niccolò Piccinni (1728–1800), Italian composer
Niccolò Piccinino (1386–1444), Italian condottiero
Niccolò Polo (1230–1294), Venetian merchant and explorer, father of Marco Polo.
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499/1500–1557), Italian mathematician, engineer, surveyor and bookkeeper
Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli (1752–1837), Italian composer
Niccolò II (1338–1388), and Niccolò III d'Este (1383–1441), 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