Niko

See also: niko and Níko

English

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Wikipedia

Proper noun

Niko

1. A diminutive of the male given names Nikola, Nikolas, or Nikolaos, from Greek.
   • 2025 December 5, “Why the Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery May Not Be Over Yet”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 December 2025:

     Leveraged E.T.F.s use tools like swaps, futures and other derivatives to amplify bets on an asset. But the aggressive use of leverage by the funds named in the letter has raised red flags, Niko Gallogly writes.

Albanian

Proper noun

Niko m (definite Nikoja)

1. a male given name

Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive of Nikolaus and of its variants and, rarely, of Nikodemus, with formal given name status since the 1950s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniko/, [ˈniko̞]
• Rhymes: -iko
• Syllabification^(key): Ni‧ko
• Hyphenation^(key): Ni‧ko

Proper noun

Niko

1. a male given name
   • 1864, Aleksis Kivi, Nummisuutarit, SKS, published 1956, act V:

     Merimies Niko, karkuri, mutta ei varas. Ole lohdutettu, tyttäreni!

     Seaman Niko, you may be a deserter, but not a thief. Be in comfort, my daughter!

   • 1989, Tytti Seessalo, Sade, Art House, →ISBN:

     Mutta ei Elise muista nimiä. Niiden nimet ovat niin samantapaisia: alussa oli suo, kuokka ja Jussi -tyyppisiä tai sitten näitä uusia Nikoja, Jerryjä ja Tomeja. Yhtä tyhmiä, välillä kivoja kaikki.

     But Elise cannot remember names. Their names are so similar: in the beginning, there was a swamp, a mattock — and Jussi -type or the new Nikos, Jerrys and Toms. They're all equally stupid but occasionally nice.

   • 2007, Heli Kruger, Pidä minusta kiinni, Otava, →ISBN, pages 197–198:

     Hän esittelee uuden miesystävänsä Nikon, kertaa Ilkalle muutamalla lauseella miehen firman maahantuontiartikkelit ja markkinoiden kirkkaimmat saavutukset.
     —Koolla vai ceellä?
     —Koolla.
     —Ai Nikodeemuksen mukaan, sen raamatun Nikodeemuksen?
     —Niin tai kreikkalaisen Nike-jumalan, Janika sanoo. —Mä vein tässä nyt voiton.

     She presents her new boyfriend Niko, reminds Ilkka of his company's import articles and the market's brightest achievement with a few sentences.
     —Spelled with a K or a C?
     —K.
     —Oh, after Nicodemus, from the Bible?
     —Or the Greek goddess Nike, Janika says. —I won this time.

Usage notes

• Popular in Finland around 2000.

Declension

Inflection of Niko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Niko	—
genitive		Nikon	—
partitive		Nikoa	—
illative		Nikoon	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Niko	—
accusative	nom.	Niko	—
	gen.	Nikon
genitive		Nikon	—
partitive		Nikoa	—
inessive		Nikossa	—
elative		Nikosta	—
illative		Nikoon	—
adessive		Nikolla	—
ablative		Nikolta	—
allative		Nikolle	—
essive		Nikona	—
translative		Nikoksi	—
abessive		Nikotta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Niko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikoni — accusative nom. Nikoni — gen. Nikoni genitive Nikoni — partitive Nikoani — inessive Nikossani — elative Nikostani — illative Nikooni — adessive Nikollani — ablative Nikoltani — allative Nikolleni — essive Nikonani — translative Nikokseni — abessive Nikottani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikosi — accusative nom. Nikosi — gen. Nikosi genitive Nikosi — partitive Nikoasi — inessive Nikossasi — elative Nikostasi — illative Nikoosi — adessive Nikollasi — ablative Nikoltasi — allative Nikollesi — essive Nikonasi — translative Nikoksesi — abessive Nikottasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikomme — accusative nom. Nikomme — gen. Nikomme genitive Nikomme — partitive Nikoamme — inessive Nikossamme — elative Nikostamme — illative Nikoomme — adessive Nikollamme — ablative Nikoltamme — allative Nikollemme — essive Nikonamme — translative Nikoksemme — abessive Nikottamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikonne — accusative nom. Nikonne — gen. Nikonne genitive Nikonne — partitive Nikoanne — inessive Nikossanne — elative Nikostanne — illative Nikoonne — adessive Nikollanne — ablative Nikoltanne — allative Nikollenne — essive Nikonanne — translative Nikoksenne — abessive Nikottanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nikonsa — accusative nom. Nikonsa — gen. Nikonsa genitive Nikonsa — partitive Nikoaan Nikoansa — inessive Nikossaan Nikossansa — elative Nikostaan Nikostansa — illative Nikoonsa — adessive Nikollaan Nikollansa — ablative Nikoltaan Nikoltansa — allative Nikolleen Nikollensa — essive Nikonaan Nikonansa — translative Nikokseen Nikoksensa — abessive Nikottaan Nikottansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Statistics

• Niko is the 32^nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 16,930 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,697 more), and also belongs to 13 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• kino, koin, koni, noki, onki