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 Cornelis Nicolas "Niek" van Dijk is an orthopaedic surgeon, a specialist in sports traumatology and arthroscopic surgery of the ankle and knee. Until 2016 Van Dijk was Full Professor in Orthopaedics and head of the Orthopaedic Department at the ...

(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 Niek Kemps (born 1952, in Nijmegen) is a Dutch visual artist and lives and works in Amsterdam and Wenduine, Belgium. Museums Work of Niek Kemps is represented in the collection of the following museums: * Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven * ...

(born 1952), Dutch visual artist *

Niek Kimmann Niek Kimmann (born 20 May 1996 in Lutten) is a Dutch BMX racing cyclist. Kimmann is the reigning Olympic Champion BMX Racing, a three-time World Champion, one-time European Champion, three-time Dutch Champion, and two-time World Cup Supercross ...

(born 1996), Dutch BMX racing cyclist *

Niek Loohuis Niek Loohuis (, born 25 April 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for SC Veendam and SC Heerenveen. Career Loohuis was born in Losser. He used to be a part of FC Twente's youth academy. The talent was de ...

(born 1986), Dutch footballer *

Niek Michel Nicolaas Johannes Michel (30 September 1912 - 24 June 1971) was a Dutch football goalkeeper who played for the Netherlands in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Telstar Telstar refers to a series of communications satellites. Th ...

(1912–1971), Dutch football goalkeeper * (born 1944), Dutch board game designer *

Niek te Veluwe Niek te Veluwe (born 21 December 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for AZSV. Club career Te Veluwe made his debut in professional football for De Graafschap in the match versus FC Den Bosch. He replaced Tim Vincken in the ...

(born 1993), Dutch footballer *

Niek Versteegen Niek Versteegen (born 12 October 1994) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Venray. Club career He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Achilles '29 on 16 September 2016 in a game against SC Telstar and scored a goa ...

(born 1994), Dutch footballer *

Niek Vossebelt Niek Vossebelt (born 8 August 1991) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Division 2 club Wezel Sport. Born in Harderwijk, Gelderland, Vossebelt began his professional career with Zwolle, where he experienced his breakth ...

(born 1991), Dutch footballer

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