Niek is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

masculine given name. It is a short form (usually a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of

Nicolaas Nicolaas is the Dutch equivalent of the masculine given name Nicholas. Before the 19th century the name was also written Nicolaes, while Nikolaas is an uncommon variant spelling. Most people with the name use a short form in daily life, like ''Cla ...

, or sometimes of Nicasius or

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". The most promi ...

. People with the name include: * Niek de graef * Niek van Dijk (born 1951), Dutch orthopaedic surgeon * Niek du Toit, South African arms dealer and mercenary * (1913–1988), Dutch actor and WW II resistance fighter * Niek Kemps (born 1952), Dutch visual artist * Niek Kimmann (born 1996), Dutch BMX racing cyclist * Niek Loohuis (born 1986), Dutch footballer * Niek Michel (1912–1971), Dutch football goalkeeper * (born 1944), Dutch board game designer * Niek te Veluwe (born 1993), Dutch footballer * Niek Versteegen (born 1994), Dutch footballer * Niek Vossebelt (born 1991), Dutch footballer

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