# Niko
## Albanian
### Proper noun

Niko m (definite Nikoja)
* a male given name

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniko/, [ˈniko̞]
* Rhymes: -iko
* Hyphenation: Ni‧ko

### Proper noun

Niko
* 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

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 35th 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: [ˈniːko]
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Hyphenation: Ni‧ko

### Proper noun

Niko
* a male given name, variant of Nico

### Proper noun

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

### References

* ↑ Internationales Handbuch der Vornamen [International Handbook of Forenames]‎ (in German), Frankfurt am Main/Berlin: Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache e. V., Wiesbaden, und dem Bundesverband der Deutschen Standesbeamten e. V., Bad Salzschlirf, 2008, →ISBN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

A hypocoristic form of Nìkola.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nǐːko/

### Proper noun

Níko m (Cyrillic spelling Ни́ко)
* 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), 2018–2025