Niko

See also: niko and Níko

Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive of Nikolaus and of its variants and, rarely, of Nikodemus, with formal given name status since the 1950s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniko/, [ˈniko̞]
• Rhymes: -iko
• Hyphenation^(key): Ni‧ko

Proper noun

Niko

1. a male given name
   • 1864, Aleksis Kivi, Nummisuutarit, SKS, published 1956, act V:

     Merimies Niko, karkuri, mutta ei varas. Ole lohdutettu, tyttäreni!

     Seaman Niko, you may be a deserter, but not a thief. Be in comfort, my daughter!

   • 1989, Tytti Seessalo, Sade, Art House, →ISBN:

     Mutta ei Elise muista nimiä. Niiden nimet ovat niin samantapaisia: alussa oli suo, kuokka ja Jussi -tyyppisiä tai sitten näitä uusia Nikoja, Jerryjä ja Tomeja. Yhtä tyhmiä, välillä kivoja kaikki.

     But Elise cannot remember names. Their names are so similar: in the beginning, there was a swamp, a mattock — and Jussi -type or the new Nikos, Jerrys and Toms. They're all equally stupid but occasionally nice.

   • 2007, Heli Kruger, Pidä minusta kiinni, Otava, →ISBN, pages 197–198:

     Hän esittelee uuden miesystävänsä Nikon, kertaa Ilkalle muutamalla lauseella miehen firman maahantuontiartikkelit ja markkinoiden kirkkaimmat saavutukset.
     —Koolla vai ceellä?
     —Koolla.
     —Ai Nikodeemuksen mukaan, sen raamatun Nikodeemuksen?
     —Niin tai kreikkalaisen Nike-jumalan, Janika sanoo. —Mä vein tässä nyt voiton.

     She presents her new boyfriend Niko, reminds Ilkka of his company's import articles and the market's brightest achievement with a few sentences.
     —Spelled with a K or a C?
     —K.
     —Oh, after Nicodemus, from the Bible?
     —Or the Greek goddess Nike, Janika says. —I won this time.

Usage notes

• Popular in Finland around 2000.

Declension

Inflection of Niko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Niko	Nikot
genitive		Nikon	Nikojen
partitive		Nikoa	Nikoja
illative		Nikoon	Nikoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Niko	Nikot
accusative	nom.	Niko	Nikot
	gen.	Nikon
genitive		Nikon	Nikojen
partitive		Nikoa	Nikoja
inessive		Nikossa	Nikoissa
elative		Nikosta	Nikoista
illative		Nikoon	Nikoihin
adessive		Nikolla	Nikoilla
ablative		Nikolta	Nikoilta
allative		Nikolle	Nikoille
essive		Nikona	Nikoina
translative		Nikoksi	Nikoiksi
abessive		Nikotta	Nikoitta
instructive		—	Nikoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Niko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikoni Nikoni accusative nom. Nikoni Nikoni gen. Nikoni genitive Nikoni Nikojeni partitive Nikoani Nikojani inessive Nikossani Nikoissani elative Nikostani Nikoistani illative Nikooni Nikoihini adessive Nikollani Nikoillani ablative Nikoltani Nikoiltani allative Nikolleni Nikoilleni essive Nikonani Nikoinani translative Nikokseni Nikoikseni abessive Nikottani Nikoittani instructive — — comitative — Nikoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikosi Nikosi accusative nom. Nikosi Nikosi gen. Nikosi genitive Nikosi Nikojesi partitive Nikoasi Nikojasi inessive Nikossasi Nikoissasi elative Nikostasi Nikoistasi illative Nikoosi Nikoihisi adessive Nikollasi Nikoillasi ablative Nikoltasi Nikoiltasi allative Nikollesi Nikoillesi essive Nikonasi Nikoinasi translative Nikoksesi Nikoiksesi abessive Nikottasi Nikoittasi instructive — — comitative — Nikoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikomme Nikomme accusative nom. Nikomme Nikomme gen. Nikomme genitive Nikomme Nikojemme partitive Nikoamme Nikojamme inessive Nikossamme Nikoissamme elative Nikostamme Nikoistamme illative Nikoomme Nikoihimme adessive Nikollamme Nikoillamme ablative Nikoltamme Nikoiltamme allative Nikollemme Nikoillemme essive Nikonamme Nikoinamme translative Nikoksemme Nikoiksemme abessive Nikottamme Nikoittamme instructive — — comitative — Nikoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikonne Nikonne accusative nom. Nikonne Nikonne gen. Nikonne genitive Nikonne Nikojenne partitive Nikoanne Nikojanne inessive Nikossanne Nikoissanne elative Nikostanne Nikoistanne illative Nikoonne Nikoihinne adessive Nikollanne Nikoillanne ablative Nikoltanne Nikoiltanne allative Nikollenne Nikoillenne essive Nikonanne Nikoinanne translative Nikoksenne Nikoiksenne abessive Nikottanne Nikoittanne instructive — — comitative — Nikoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nikonsa Nikonsa accusative nom. Nikonsa Nikonsa gen. Nikonsa genitive Nikonsa Nikojensa partitive Nikoaan Nikoansa Nikojaan Nikojansa inessive Nikossaan Nikossansa Nikoissaan Nikoissansa elative Nikostaan Nikostansa Nikoistaan Nikoistansa illative Nikoonsa Nikoihinsa adessive Nikollaan Nikollansa Nikoillaan Nikoillansa ablative Nikoltaan Nikoltansa Nikoiltaan Nikoiltansa allative Nikolleen Nikollensa Nikoilleen Nikoillensa essive Nikonaan Nikonansa Nikoinaan Nikoinansa translative Nikokseen Nikoksensa Nikoikseen Nikoiksensa abessive Nikottaan Nikottansa Nikoittaan Nikoittansa instructive — — comitative — Nikoineen Nikoinensa

Statistics

• Niko is the 35^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 16,926 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,680 more), and also belongs to 10 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• kino, koin, koni, noki, onki

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈniːko]

• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: Ni‧ko

Proper noun

Niko

1. a male given name, variant of Nico

Proper noun

Niko

1. a diminutive of the female given names Nikola or Nicole, of rare usage.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

A hypocoristic form of Nìkola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǐːko/

Proper noun

Níko m (Cyrillic spelling Ни́ко)

1. a male given name

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “Niko”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024