Niccolò

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Niccolò is an Italian male given name, derived from the Greek Nikolaos meaning "Victor of people" or "People's champion". There are several male variations of the name: Nicolò, Niccolò, Nicolas, and Nicola. The female equivalent is Nicole. The female diminutive Nicoletta is used although seldom. Rarely, the letter "C" can be followed by a "H" (ex. Nicholas). As the letter "K" is not part of the Italian alphabet, versions where "C" is replaced by "K" are even rarer.

People with the name include:

Given name

In literature:

• Niccolò Ammaniti (born 1966), Italian writer
• Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527), Italian political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright
• Niccolò Massa (1485–1569), Italian anatomist who wrote an early anatomy text Anatomiae Libri Introductorius in 1536

In music:

• Niccolò Castiglioni (1932–1996), Italian composer and pianist
• Niccolò Cervellin (born 2001), know professionally as Soniko, Italian rapper, record producer and disc jockey
• Niccolò da Perugia, 14th-century Italian composer of the trecento
• Niccolò Jommelli (1714–1774), Italian composer
• Niccolò Moriconi (born 1996), know professionally as Ultimo, Italian singer-songwriter
• Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840), Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer
• Niccolò Piccinni (1728–1800), Italian composer of classical music and opera
• Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli (1752–1837), Italian composer

In Mannerism:

• Niccolò dell'Abbate (1509/1512–1571), Italian Mannerist painter and decorator
• Niccolò Tribolo (1500–1550), Florentine Mannerist artist in the service of Cosimo I de' Medici

In other fields:

• Niccolò Alamanni (1583–1626), Roman antiquary of Greek origin
• Niccolò Alunno (1430–1502), Italian painter
• Niccolò dell'Arca (1435/1440–1494), Italian sculptor
• Niccolò Cacciatore (1770–1841), Italian astronomer
• Niccolò Canepa (born 1988), Italian motorcycle racer, competing in MotoGP with Ducati, 2007 Superstock 1000 F.I.M. Cup world champion
• Niccolò Casolani (1659–1714), Italian painter
• Niccolò Da Conti (1395–1469), Venetian merchant and explorer
• Niccolò Fieschi (1456–1524), Italian cardinal
• Niccolò Fortebraccio (1375–1435), Italian condottiero (mercenary commander)
• Niccolò Gabburri (1675–1742), Italian diplomat and painter
• Niccolò Gattilusio (died 1462), Italian ruler of Lesbos
• Niccolò Gattilusio, Lord of Ainos (died 1409), Italian ruler of Aenus
• Niccolò Gitto (born 1986), Italian water polo player
• Niccolò di Piero Lamberti (1370–1451), Italian sculptor and architect
• Niccolò Ludovisi (1610–1664), Italian aristocrati
• Niccolò Matas (1798–1872), Italian architect
• Niccolò de' Niccoli (1364–1437), Italian Renaissance humanist
• Niccolò Piccinni (1728–1800), Italian composer
• Niccolò Piccinino (1386–1444), Italian condottiero
• Niccolò Polo (1230–1294), Venetian merchant and explorer, father of Marco Polo.
• Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499/1500–1557), Italian mathematician, engineer, surveyor and bookkeeper
• Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli (1752–1837), Italian composer
• Niccolò II (1338–1388), and Niccolò III d'Este (1383–1441), rulers of Ferrara

Fictional characters;

• Nicholas de Fleury, central character in The House of Niccolò series of books by Dorothy Dunnett
• Niccolò 'Nico' di Angelo, main supporting character in Percy Jackson & the Olympians book series by Rick Riordan

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