Niccolò
# Niccolò

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:

In literature:

* Niccolò Ammaniti, Italian writer
* Niccolò Machiavelli, political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright
* Niccolò Massa, Italian anatomist who wrote an early anatomy text Anatomiae Libri Introductorius in 1536

In music:

* Niccolò Castiglioni, Italian composer and pianist
* Niccolò da Perugia, Italian composer of the trecento
* Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer
* Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer
* Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer of classical music and opera
* Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, composer

In Mannerism:

* Niccolò dell'Abbate, Italian Mannerist painter and decorator
* Niccolò Tribolo, Florentine Mannerist artist in the service of Cosimo I de' Medici

In other fields:

* Niccolò Alamanni, Roman antiquary of Greek origin
* Niccolò Cacciatore, Italian astronomer
* Niccolò Canepa, Genovese motorcycle racer, competing in MotoGP with Ducati, 2007 Superstock 1000 F.I.M. Cup world champion
* Niccolò Da Conti, Venetian merchant and explorer
* Niccolò Matas, Italian architect
* Niccolò de' Niccoli, Italian Renaissance humanist
* Niccolò Piccinino, Italian condottiero
* Niccolò Polo, Venetian merchant and explorer, father of Marco Polo.
* Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, mathematician
* Niccolò II and Niccolò III d'Este, rulers of Ferrara

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