Nicky is a diminutive form of the name

Nicholas Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and it ...

, Nicola and Nicole, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. It can also be used as a diminutive of

Dominic Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Domini ...

. It may refer to:

People

Sports

Nicky Adams Nicholas William Adams (born 16 October 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and wing back for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe. Although he was born in England, he has represented Wales under-21 at i ...

(born 1986), English-born Welsh footballer * Nicky Boje (born 1973), South African cricketer * Nicky Butt (born 1975), English former footballer * Nicky Forster (born 1973), English football manager and former player * Nicky Grist (born 1961), Welsh former rally co-driver *

Nicky Hayden Nicholas Patrick Hayden (July 30, 1981 May 22, 2017), nicknamed "The Kentucky Kid", was an American professional motorcycle racer who won the MotoGP World Championship in 2006. Hayden began racing motorcycles at a young age. He began his roa ...

(1981–2017), American motorcycle racer * Nicky Law (footballer born 1961), English football manager and former player * Nicky Law (footballer born 1988), English midfielder; son of the above * Nicky Little (born 1976), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Nicky Maynard (born 1986), English footballer * Nicky Rackard (1922–1976), Irish hurler *

Nicky Robinson (rugby union) Nicholas John Robinson (born 3 January 1982 in Cardiff) is a former Wales international rugby union player who played at fly-half. He is the younger brother of Jamie Robinson. Both were educated at Ysgol Glantaf which has educated several W ...

(born 1982), Welsh rugby union footballer *

Nicky Shorey Nicholas Robert Shorey (born 19 February 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back or a defensive midfielder. After beginning his career at Leyton Orient, Shorey moved to Reading in 2001, where he made just ...

(born 1981), English footballer *

Nicky Summerbee Nicholas Summerbee (born 26 August 1971) is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit and commentator. He notably played in the Premier League for Swindon Town, Manchester City and Sunderland, as well as in the ...

(born 1971), English former footballer * Nicky Weaver (born 1979), English football goalkeeper *

Nicky Winmar Neil Elvis "Nicky" Winmar (born 25 September 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his career for and the in the Australian Football League (AFL), as well as in the West Australian Football League. Growing up in ...

(born 1965), former Australian rules footballer *

Dolph Ziggler Nicholas Theodore Nemeth (born July 27, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and stand-up comedian. He is currently signed to WWE under the ring name Dolph Ziggler, where he performs on the Raw brand. After a prolific career in amateu ...

(born 1980), professional wrestler with Nicky as one of his ring names

Music

* Nicky Astria (born 1967), Indonesian rock singer * Nicky da B (1990–2014), American rapper specializing in the regional genre of bounce music *

Nicky Byrne Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne Jr. (born 9 October 1978) is an Irish pop singer, songwriter and radio and television presenter, best known for being a member of the pop group Westlife; he is the band's oldest member. Westlife has since rele ...

(born 1978), singer and member of Irish pop group Westlife *

Nicky Chinn Nicholas Barry Chinn (born 16 May 1945) is an English-American songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the UK and US in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international numbe ...

(born 1945), British songwriter and record producer *

Nicky Hopkins Nicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. Hopkins performed on many popular and enduring British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, most notably ...

(1944–1994), English pianist and organist *

Nicky Jam Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981), known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer and actor. He is best known for hits such as " X", "Travesuras", "En la Cama", "Te Busco", " El Perdón", " Hasta el Amanecer", and " El Amante ...

(born 1980), stage name of reggaeton artist Nick Rivera Caminero *

Nicky Mehta Nicky Mehta is a mezzo singer-songwriter, and member of Canadian folk trio The Wailin' Jennys. Early life Before fully entering into a life of music, Mehta attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario where she attained an honours degree i ...

, Canadian singer and songwriter *

Nicky Nola Nicholas Tatambuka (born July 1985), better known by his stage names Nick Nola and Nicky Nola, is a Ugandan R&B singer-songwriter and dancer who came to prominence as a member of the musical group Hip Hop Canvas. Signed to Platinum Records, the ...

(born 1985), Ugandan singer and dancer *

Nicky Romero Nick Rotteveel (; born January 6, 1989), professionally known as Nicky Romero or Monocule, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from Amerongen, Utrecht Province. He has worked with, and received support from DJs, such as Tiësto, Fedde ...

(born 1989), Dutch DJ and Music Producer *

Nicky Ryan Nicholas Dominick Ryan (born 14 July 1946) is an Irish music producer, recording engineer, and manager. He is best known as the longtime business and recording partner for the singer, songwriter and musician Enya alongside his wife, poet and lyr ...

(born 1949), Irish music producer, recording engineer and manager * Nicky Thomas (born 1949), Jamaican reggae singer *

Nicky Wire Nicholas Allen Jones (born 20 January 1969), known as Nicky Wire, is a Welsh musician and songwriter, best known as lyricist, bassist and secondary vocalist of the Welsh alternative rock band, Manic Street Preachers. Prior to the group, Wire ...

(born 1969), Welsh lyricist, bassist and occasional vocalist

Other

* Tsar

Nicholas II of Russia Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov; spelled in pre-revolutionary script. ( 186817 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer,. was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Pola ...

(1868–1918), called "Nicky" by Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V * Nicky Arnstein (1879–1965), American professional gambler and con artist, best known as the second husband of Fanny Bruce * Nicky Best, British statistician *

Nicky Campbell Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell, OBE (born Nicholas Lackey, 10 April 1961) is a Scottish broadcaster and journalist. He has worked in television and radio since 1981 and as a network presenter with BBC Radio since 1987. Early life Campbell wa ...

(born 1961), Scottish radio and television presenter and journalist * Nicky Case, Canadian game developer *

Nicky Cruz Nicky Cruz (born December 6, 1938) is a Puerto Rican Christian evangelist, the founder of Nicky Cruz Outreach, an evangelistic Christian ministry. He was also once the director of Teen Challenge, serving under David Wilkerson before founding ...

(born 1938), Christian evangelist and former gang leader * Nicky Gavron (born 1941), British politician, Deputy Mayor of London (2000-2003, 2004-2008), and member of the London Assembly * Nicky Gumbel (born 1955), Anglican priest and author *

Nicky Henson Nicky Henson ( Nicholas Victor Leslie Henson; 12 May 1945 – 15 December 2019) was a British actor. Early life Nicholas Victor Leslie Henson was born in London, the son of Harriet Martha ( Collins) and comedian Leslie Henson. Adam Henson, a f ...

(1945–2019), English actor *

Conrad Hilton, Jr. Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr. (July 6, 1926 – February 5, 1969) was an American socialite, hotel heir, and businessman. He was the eldest son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton and the first husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor. Life ...

(1926–1969), American socialite and businessman; grand-uncle of Nicky Hilton * Nicky Hilton (born 1983), American socialite, heiress and fashion designer, sister of Paris Hilton * Nicky Katt (born 1970), American actor * Nicky Jones (born 1996), American kid actor *

Nicky Morgan Nicola Ann Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Cotes, (; born 10 October 1972) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities from 2014 to 2016 and Secretary of State for Digital, Cultur ...

(born 1972), British Member of Parliament (MP), former Education Secretary (2014-2016) * Nicky Verstappen (1987–1998), Dutch victim of homicide

Fictional characters

* Nicky, hero of the film ''

Little Nicky ''Little Nicky'' is a 2000 American fantasy comedy film directed by Steven Brill, written by Brill, Adam Sandler, and Tim Herlihy, and starring Sandler in the title role, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans, Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr., ...

'', played by Adam Sandler * Nicky (''Avenue Q''), in the Broadway musical ''Avenue Q'' *

Nick Tilsley Nick Tilsley (also Platt) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. He was born off screen during an episode broadcast on 31 December 1980, but made his first appearance on 5 January 1981. He was played b ...

, originally called Nicky, in the soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * The title character of the movie ''

Nicky Deuce ''Nicky Deuce'' is a TV movie coproduced by Nickelodeon and YTV film starring Noah Munck, which is based on the book ''Nicky Deuce: Welcome to the Family.'' The film was directed by Jonathan A. Rosenbaum and written by Art Edler Brown, Andy Calla ...

'' * Nicky Katsopolis, a character from

Full House ''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend Joey Gladstone to help raise his thr ...

* Nicky Pearson, a character on

This Is Us ''This Is Us'' is an American family drama television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. It ...

* Nicky Spurgeon, a character from ''

Focus Focus, or its plural form foci may refer to: Arts * Focus or Focus Festival, former name of the Adelaide Fringe arts festival in South Australia Film *''Focus'', a 1962 TV film starring James Whitmore * ''Focus'' (2001 film), a 2001 film based ...

'', played by Will Smith * Nicky, a character in the '' Geronimo Stilton'' book series

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