Niccolò

Niccolò is an Italian male given name, derived from the Greek Nikolaos meaning "Victor of people" or "People's champion".

Niccolò

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

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:

Given name

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 da Perugia, 14th-century Italian composer of the trecento
• Niccolò Jommelli (1714–1774), Italian composer
• 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 book series by Rick Riordan

See also

• Niccolò I (disambiguation)
• Niccolò II (disambiguation)
• Niccolò III (disambiguation)
• Nicolò (disambiguation)
• San Niccolò (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Niccolò
• All pages with titles beginning with Niccolo
• All pages with titles containing Niccolo