# Nico

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈniːkəʊ/ · frequency rank #14,797

## Definitions
1. A male given name, nickname for Nicholas.
2. A female given name, nickname for Nicola.

## Etymology
Considering the stressed vowel (not found in Nicholas, nor Nick, etc.), presumably borrowed from one or more mainland European languages.

## Easily confused with
- **NYC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nyc)
- **NIH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nih)
- **nil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nil)
- **nip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nip)
- **NPC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-npc)
- **nit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nit)
- **NRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nrc)
- **nix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nix)
- **NSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nsc)
- **nis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nis)
- **nin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nin)
- **nim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nim)
- **noo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-noo)
- **NWO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nwo)
- **nine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nine)
- **Nike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nike)
- **Nina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nina)
- **Nile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nile)
- **nigh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-nigh)
- **Niko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nico-vs-niko)

## Common misspellings (5)
`inco`, `ncio`, `nicco`, `nioc`, `nnico`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nico