In Which Countries Is This Male Name Heard?

[♥ Lily ♥]

The first name 'Nico' for a Meditteranean-looking male. Is that a Greek male name or an Italian first name for a man? Just curious.

[SardiniaAtlantis]

It's short for Niccolò which is Italian.

[Percivalle]

The first name 'Nico' for a Meditteranean-looking male. Is that a Greek male name or an Italian first name for a man? Just curious.

According to this "Nico is a unisex given name and short form of Nicholas, Nicolas, Nicola, Nicole and others". It seems to be spread in a lot of countries (Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium...) not only in Italy.

In Italy Nico was the short form of Nicola, Latinised version of the Greek personal name Nikolaos. I think it was more common in the past, but not sure on this.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_(given_name)

It's short for Niccolò which is Italian.

Short for Nicola (male name in Italy), more than Niccolò.

[SardiniaAtlantis]

According to this "Nico is a unisex given name and short form of Nicholas, Nicolas, Nicola, Nicole and others". It seems to be spread in a lot of countries (Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium...) not only in Italy.

In Italy Nico was the short form of Nicola, Latinised version of the Greek personal name Nikolaos. I think it was more common in the past, but not sure on this.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_(given_name)




Short for Nicola (male name in Italy), more than Niccolò.

Il mio cugino che si chiama Niccolò è stato sempre cosiddetto "Nico".

[Vyasa]

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[Manuel]

It's a very popular Greek name. And it ain't Italian contrary to what some in here claim.

[Percivalle]

Il mio cugino che si chiama Niccolò è stato sempre cosiddetto "Nico".

Non dico che non sia vero, ci credo. Sono solo varianti dello stesso nome. Prima sono stato troppo perentorio, sorry. Nicola è storicamente più comune di Niccolò, anche se negli ultimi anni Niccolò e Nicolò forse hanno superato come diffusione il nome Nicola tra i neonati. Almeno credo.

[SardiniaAtlantis]

It's a very popular Greek name. And it ain't Italian contrary to what some in here claim.

The origin to many names are Greek even though the form itself isn't Greek for those names such as my name it's an Italian version of a Greek name.

[SardiniaAtlantis]

Non dico che non sia vero, ci credo. Sono solo varianti dello stesso nome. Prima sono stato troppo perentorio, sorry. Nicola è storicamente più comune di Niccolò, anche se negli ultimi anni Niccolò e Nicolò forse hanno superato come diffusione il nome Nicola tra i neonati. Almeno credo.

Io non sopporto Nicolò senza doppia "C" non lo so perché ma non mi piace affatto !

[Bolsonaro2018]

Where I live 'Nico' is a common nickname for Nicolas. But nowadays with all globalization and contact with so many different folks you can find this name everywhere, the most famous Nico who cames to my mind now is Nico Rosberg, a German–Finnish former Formula One racing driver.