Nicky is a diminutive form of the name
Nicholas
Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two Ancient Greek, Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In ...
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Nicola and
Nicole, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. Sometimes it is spelled as
Nikki,
Niki. It can also be used as a diminutive of
Dominic
Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master".
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People
Sports
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Nicky Adams (born 1986), English-born Welsh footballer
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Nicky Boje (born 1973), South African cricketer
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Nicky Butt (born 1975), English former footballer
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Nicky Forster (born 1973), English football manager and former player
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Nicky Grist (born 1961), Welsh former rally co-driver
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Nicky Hayden (1981–2017), American motorcycle racer
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Nicholas Latifi (born 1995), Canadian former racing driver, also known by his nickname Nicky
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Nicky Law (footballer born 1961), English football manager and former player
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Nicky Law (footballer born 1988), English midfielder; son of the above
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Nicky Little (born 1976), New Zealand rugby union footballer
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Nicky Maynard (born 1986), English footballer
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Nicky Rackard (1922–1976), Irish hurler
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Nicky Robinson (rugby union) (born 1982), Welsh rugby union footballer
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Nicky Shorey (born 1981), English footballer
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Nicky Summerbee (born 1971), English former footballer
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Nicky Weaver (born 1979), English football goalkeeper
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Nicky Winmar (born 1965), former Australian rules footballer
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Dolph Ziggler (born 1980), American professional wrestler and comedian, also known by his ring name Nicky
Music
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Nicky Astria (born 1967), Indonesian rock singer
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Nicky da B (1990–2014), American rapper specializing in the regional genre of bounce music
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Nicky Byrne (born 1978), singer and member of Irish pop group Westlife
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Nicky Chinn (born 1945), British songwriter and record producer
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Nicky Hopkins (1944–1994), English pianist and organist
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Nicky Jam (born 1980), stage name of reggaeton artist Nick Rivera Caminero
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Nicky Mehta, Canadian singer and songwriter
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Nicky Nola (born 1985), Ugandan singer and dancer
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Nicky Romero (born 1989), Dutch DJ and record producer
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Nicky Ryan (born 1949), Irish music producer, recording engineer and manager
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Nicky Thomas (1949–1990), Jamaican reggae singer
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Nicky Wire (born 1969), Welsh lyricist, bassist and occasional vocalist
Other
* Tsar
Nicholas II of Russia
Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 186817 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, Congress Poland, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until Abdication of Nicholas II, hi ...
(1868–1918), called "Nicky" by Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V
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Nicky Arnstein (1879–1965), American professional gambler and con artist, best known as the second husband of Fanny Brice
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Nicky Best, British statistician
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Nicky Campbell (born 1961), Scottish radio and television presenter and journalist
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Nicky Case (born 1994), Canadian game developer
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Nicky Cruz (born 1938), Christian evangelist and former gang leader
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Nicky Gavron (born 1941), British politician, Deputy Mayor of London (2000-2003, 2004-2008), and member of the London Assembly
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Nicky Gumbel (born 1955), Anglican priest and author
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Nicky Henson (1945–2019), English actor
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Conrad Hilton, Jr. (1926–1969), American socialite and businessman; grand-uncle of Nicky Hilton
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Nicky Hilton (born 1983), American socialite, heiress and fashion designer, sister of Paris Hilton
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Nicky Jones (born 1996), American kid actor
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Nicky Katt (1970–2025), American actor
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Nicky Morgan (born 1972), British Member of Parliament (MP), former Education Secretary (2014–2016)
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Nicky Verstappen (1987–1998), Dutch homicide victim
Fictional characters
* Nicky, hero of the film ''
Little Nicky'', played by Adam Sandler
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Nicky (''Avenue Q''), in the Broadway musical ''Avenue Q''
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Nick Tilsley, originally called Nicky, in the soap opera ''Coronation Street''
* The title character of the movie ''
Nicky Deuce''
* Nicky Katsopolis, a character from
Full House
''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about the recently widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend ...
* Nicky Little, the titular character's best friend from
Pepper Ann
* Nicky Pearson, a character on
This Is Us
* Nicky Spurgeon, a character from ''
Focus'', played by Will Smith
* Nicky, a character in the ''
Geronimo Stilton'' book series
* Nicky Harper, one of four title characters on the television series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn
See also
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Nickey (disambiguation)
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Nickie (disambiguation)
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Nicki
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Nikky
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Niky
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