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 MannerismMannerism

• 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

See also

• Niccolò I (disambiguation)

• Niccolò II (disambiguation)

• Niccolò III (disambiguation)

• Nicolò (disambiguation)

• San Niccolò (disambiguation)