Nikko

English

Etymology

From a brand name of popular felt-tip pens in Australia.

Noun

Nikko (plural Nikkos)

1. (Australia, usually Queensland, informal) A felt-tip pen, of the Nikko brand or of any other brand, or the marks left by such a pen.
   • 2010, Robyn J. Geiger, The Dead Shed, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 87:

     A time line had been drawn in a bright red Nikko across the entire length of the board, indicating her movements from when she left the Leagues Club to when she was found dead in the shed.

   • 2014, Kelly Carrero, Contained (Evolution Series Book 5):

     I picked it up and smiled when I saw a message scrawled across the mug in black Nikko.

   • 2016, Amy Andrews, Playing By Her Rules, Entangled: Brazen (→ISBN)

     The headline read TANNER STONE, A MAN BIGGER THAN THE MYTH. And, lower down, there was a ring of bright red Nikko around the very last sentence.

See also

• Nikko fir

Anagrams

• kinok

Finnish

Etymology

From a vernacular form of Nikolaus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikːo/, [ˈnikːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ikːo
• Hyphenation^(key): Nik‧ko

Proper noun

Nikko

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Nikko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative		Nikko	Nikot
genitive		Nikon	Nikkojen
partitive		Nikkoa	Nikkoja
illative		Nikkoon	Nikkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Nikko	Nikot
accusative	nom.	Nikko	Nikot
	gen.	Nikon
genitive		Nikon	Nikkojen
partitive		Nikkoa	Nikkoja
inessive		Nikossa	Nikoissa
elative		Nikosta	Nikoista
illative		Nikkoon	Nikkoihin
adessive		Nikolla	Nikoilla
ablative		Nikolta	Nikoilta
allative		Nikolle	Nikoille
essive		Nikkona	Nikkoina
translative		Nikoksi	Nikoiksi
abessive		Nikotta	Nikoitta
instructive		—	Nikoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Nikko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikkoni Nikkoni accusative nom. Nikkoni Nikkoni gen. Nikkoni genitive Nikkoni Nikkojeni partitive Nikkoani Nikkojani inessive Nikossani Nikoissani elative Nikostani Nikoistani illative Nikkooni Nikkoihini adessive Nikollani Nikoillani ablative Nikoltani Nikoiltani allative Nikolleni Nikoilleni essive Nikkonani Nikkoinani translative Nikokseni Nikoikseni abessive Nikottani Nikoittani instructive — — comitative — Nikkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikkosi Nikkosi accusative nom. Nikkosi Nikkosi gen. Nikkosi genitive Nikkosi Nikkojesi partitive Nikkoasi Nikkojasi inessive Nikossasi Nikoissasi elative Nikostasi Nikoistasi illative Nikkoosi Nikkoihisi adessive Nikollasi Nikoillasi ablative Nikoltasi Nikoiltasi allative Nikollesi Nikoillesi essive Nikkonasi Nikkoinasi translative Nikoksesi Nikoiksesi abessive Nikottasi Nikoittasi instructive — — comitative — Nikkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikkomme Nikkomme accusative nom. Nikkomme Nikkomme gen. Nikkomme genitive Nikkomme Nikkojemme partitive Nikkoamme Nikkojamme inessive Nikossamme Nikoissamme elative Nikostamme Nikoistamme illative Nikkoomme Nikkoihimme adessive Nikollamme Nikoillamme ablative Nikoltamme Nikoiltamme allative Nikollemme Nikoillemme essive Nikkonamme Nikkoinamme translative Nikoksemme Nikoiksemme abessive Nikottamme Nikoittamme instructive — — comitative — Nikkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikkonne Nikkonne accusative nom. Nikkonne Nikkonne gen. Nikkonne genitive Nikkonne Nikkojenne partitive Nikkoanne Nikkojanne inessive Nikossanne Nikoissanne elative Nikostanne Nikoistanne illative Nikkoonne Nikkoihinne adessive Nikollanne Nikoillanne ablative Nikoltanne Nikoiltanne allative Nikollenne Nikoillenne essive Nikkonanne Nikkoinanne translative Nikoksenne Nikoiksenne abessive Nikottanne Nikoittanne instructive — — comitative — Nikkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nikkonsa Nikkonsa accusative nom. Nikkonsa Nikkonsa gen. Nikkonsa genitive Nikkonsa Nikkojensa partitive Nikkoaan Nikkoansa Nikkojaan Nikkojansa inessive Nikossaan Nikossansa Nikoissaan Nikoissansa elative Nikostaan Nikostansa Nikoistaan Nikoistansa illative Nikkoonsa Nikkoihinsa adessive Nikollaan Nikollansa Nikoillaan Nikoillansa ablative Nikoltaan Nikoltansa Nikoiltaan Nikoiltansa allative Nikolleen Nikollensa Nikoilleen Nikoillensa essive Nikkonaan Nikkonansa Nikkoinaan Nikkoinansa translative Nikokseen Nikoksensa Nikoikseen Nikoiksensa abessive Nikottaan Nikottansa Nikoittaan Nikoittansa instructive — — comitative — Nikkoineen Nikkoinensa

Derived terms

• Nikkola
• Nikkonen

 

Statistics

• Nikko is the 4726^th (tied with 32 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 154 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.