{{other uses}} {{Infobox given name2 | name = Nicky | gender = Unisex | language = English | languageorigin = English, French, Greek | origin = {{Plainlist| * 1. Nicholas * 2. Nicole * 3. Nicola }} | region = Europe | variant = {{Plainlist| * Nickey * Nickie * Nicki * Nicci * Nikki * Niki }} | related names = Nicholas, Nicole, Nicola, Nicolas, Niccolò, Nicol, Nicolae, Nicolaas, Nicolao, Nicolau, Nicoleta, Nicoletta, Nicolette, Nicolai, Nicolay, Nicolaj, Nicușor, Nicanor, Nicholaus, Nickolaus, Nicolaus, Nicolina, Niclas, Nicklas, Niculina, Dominic, Veronica, Bernice, Berenice }} '''Nicky''' is a diminutive form of the name Nicholas, Nicola and Nicole, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. Sometimes it is spelled as Nikki, Niki. It can also be used as a diminutive of Dominic. {{TOC right}}
==People== ===Sports=== * Nicky Adams (born 1986), English-born Welsh footballer * Nicky Boje (born 1973), South African cricketer * Nicky Butt (born 1975), English former footballer * Nicky Forster (born 1973), English football manager and former player * Nicky Grist (born 1961), Welsh former rally co-driver * Nicky Hayden (1981–2017), American motorcycle racer * Nicholas Latifi (born 1995), Canadian former racing driver, also known by his nickname Nicky * Nicky Law (footballer born 1961), English football manager and former player * Nicky Law (footballer born 1988), English midfielder; son of the above * Nicky Little (born 1976), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Nicky Maynard (born 1986), English footballer * Nicky Rackard (1922–1976), Irish hurler * Nicky Robinson (rugby union) (born 1982), Welsh rugby union footballer * Nicky Shorey (born 1981), English footballer * Nicky Summerbee (born 1971), English former footballer * Nicky Weaver (born 1979), English football goalkeeper * Nicky Winmar (born 1965), former Australian rules footballer * Dolph Ziggler (born 1980), American professional wrestler and comedian, also known by his ring name Nicky
===Music=== * Nicky Astria (born 1967), Indonesian rock singer * Nicky da B (1990–2014), American rapper specializing in the regional genre of bounce music * Nicky Byrne (born 1978), singer and member of Irish pop group Westlife * Nicky Chinn (born 1945), British songwriter and record producer * Nicky Hopkins (1944–1994), English pianist and organist * Nicky Jam (born 1980), stage name of reggaeton artist Nick Rivera Caminero * Nicky Mehta, Canadian singer and songwriter * Nicky Nola (born 1985), Ugandan singer and dancer * Nicky Romero (born 1989), Dutch DJ and record producer * Nicky Ryan (born 1949), Irish music producer, recording engineer and manager * Nicky Thomas (1949–1990), Jamaican reggae singer * Nicky Wire (born 1969), Welsh lyricist, bassist and occasional vocalist
===Other=== * Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), called "Nicky" by Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V * Nicky Arnstein (1879–1965), American professional gambler and con artist, best known as the second husband of Fanny Brice * Nicky Best, British statistician * Nicky Campbell (born 1961), Scottish radio and television presenter and journalist * Nicky Case (born 1994), Canadian game developer * Nicky Cruz (born 1938), Christian evangelist and former gang leader * Nicky Gavron (born 1941), British politician, Deputy Mayor of London (2000–2003, 2004–2008), and member of the London Assembly * Nicky Gumbel (born 1955), Anglican priest and author * Nicky Henson (1945–2019), English actor * Conrad Hilton, Jr. (1926–1969), American socialite and businessman; grand-uncle of Nicky Hilton * Nicky Hilton (born 1983), American socialite, heiress and fashion designer, sister of Paris Hilton * Nicky Jones (born 1996), American kid actor * Nicky Katt (1970–2025), American actor * Nicky Morgan (born 1972), British Member of Parliament (MP), former Education Secretary (2014–2016) * Nicky Nickerson (1962–1993), American criminal and murderer * Nicky Verstappen (1987–1998), Dutch homicide victim
==Fictional characters== * Nicky, hero of the film ''Little Nicky'', played by Adam Sandler * Nicky (''Avenue Q''), in the Broadway musical ''Avenue Q'' * Nick Tilsley, originally called Nicky, in the soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * The title character of the movie ''Nicky Deuce'' * Nicky Katsopolis, a character from Full House * Nicky Little, the titular character's best friend from Pepper Ann * Nicky Pearson, a character on This Is Us * Nicky Spurgeon, a character from ''Focus'', played by Will Smith * Nicky, a character in the ''Geronimo Stilton'' book series * Nicky Harper, one of four title characters on the television series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn
==See also== {{Srt}} * Nickey (disambiguation) * Nickie (disambiguation) * Nicki * Nikky * Niky
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