Nikki is a given name. It is commonly a nickname for

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 ...

and its variants Nikolina, Nicole, Nicola; and Nikita, and Veronica. It is also a Punjabi name ( Gurmukhi: ਨਿੱਕੀ; Shahmukhi: نکی) meaning “little one”, with its male counterpart being Nikku (Gurmukhi: ਨਿੱਕੂ; Shahmukhi: نکو).

Arts and entertainment

Music

* Nikki Hornsby, American singer-songwriter * Nikki Kerkhof (born 1983), Dutch singer, and winner of ''Idols 4'' * Nikki Lee, Japanese-American singer known as Nikki (singer) * Nikki McKibbin (1978–2020), American singer in the 2002 debut season of ''American Idol'' * Nikki Sixx (born 1958), Mötley Crüe bassist * Nikki Stringfield, guitarist for The Iron Maidens and Before The Mourning * Nikki Sudden (1956–2006), English singer-songwriter and guitarist * Nikki Webster (born 1987), Australian pop star and model * Nikki Yanofsky (born 1994), Canadian jazz-pop singer

Television, film, and stage

* Nikki Bacolod (born 1989), Filipina actress and musician * Nikki Bedi (born 1966), television and radio presenter * Nikki Blonsky (born 1988), American actress known as Tracy Turnblad in the remake of ''Hairspray'' * Nikki Cox (born 1978), American actress known for roles in ''Unhappily Ever After'' and ''Las Vegas'' * Nikki Crawford, American stage actress * Nikii Daas (born 1988), Indian model, actress and beauty queen * Nikki DeLoach (born 1979), American actress * Nikki Gil (born 1987), Filipina singer, actress, host, model and VJ * Nikki Glaser (born 1984), comedian * Nikki Grahame (1982–2021), contestant on ''Big Brother 7'' in the UK * Nikki Patel (born 1990), British actress from ''Coronation Street'' * Nikki Reed (born 1988), American actress known as Rosalie Hale in ''The Twilight Saga'' * Nikki Sanderson (born 1984), British actress known as Candice Stowe in ''Coronation Street'' * Nikki Tamboli (born 1996), Indian film actress * Nikki Tilroe (1941–2005), Canadian puppeteer known as the Mime Lady on ''Today's Special'' * Nikki Valdez (born 1981), Filipino actress and singer * Nikki Ziering (born 1971), American model and actress

Professional wrestling

* Nikki Bella (born 1983), ring name of American professional wrestler Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace * Nikki Roxx, a ring name of American professional wrestler Nicole Raczynski * Nikki Cross (born 1989), a ring name of Scottish professional wrestler Nicola Glencross

Adult entertainment

* Nikki Benz, Canadian pornographic actress and film director * Nikki Tyler (born 1972), American former pornographic actress

Sports

* Nikki Bishop (born 1973), Australian equestrian * Nikki Franke (born 1951), American fencer and fencing coach * Nikki Garrett (born 1984), Australian professional golfer * Nikki Kidd (born 1987), Scottish field hockey forward * Nikki Teasley (born 1979), basketball player for the Washington Mystics in the Women's National Basketball Association

Other fields

* Nikki Allan (died 1992), English murder victim * Nikki Craft, American political activist, feminist, artist and writer * Nikki Denholm, New Zealand photographer and humanitarian * Nikki Giovanni (born 1943), American poet and author * Nikki Haley (born 1972), governor of South Carolina * Nikki Hemming (born 1967), CEO of Sharman Networks and President of LEF Interactive * Nikki Thomas (activist), Canadian women's rights activist and former prostitute * Nikki Whitehead, American victim of matricide

Fictional characters

* Nikki (comics), member of the Guardians of the Galaxy * Nikki Newman, in the CBS soap opera ''The Young and The Restless'' * Nikki Fernandez, on the ABC television drama ''Lost'' * Nikki Maxwell, main character in the '' Dork Diaries'' book series * Nikki Morris, a character in the 2004 video game '' Need for Speed: Underground 2'', voiced by Kelly Brook * Nikki Wong, on the Canadian animated television series ''6teen'' * Nikki (''Dead or Alive'' character), from the ''Dead or Alive'' video game series * Nikki, a.k.a. Naoko Yanagisawa, from the Japanese anime series ''Cardcaptor Sakura''/'' Cardcaptors'', voiced by Kelly Sheridan in the English dub * Nikki, on the webseries '' The Strangerhood'' * Nikki, subject of the song " Darling Nikki" by R&B musician Prince * Nikki Darling, a character on the 1980s animated television series Beverly Hills Teens * Nikki, from the Diva Starz toy line * Nikki, in the 2009 sex comedy film '' Spread'', portrayed by Ashton Kutcher * Nikki, protagonist of Queensryche's album '' Operation: Mindcrime'' * Nikki, one of two protagonists in the video game ''Pandemonium!'' * Nikki Ann-Marie, a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame '' Huniepop'' * Nikki, a character in the 2006 video game '' Need for Speed: Carbon'', voiced by

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References

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