# Nik

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'''Nik''' is a male nickname/moniker derived from the Ancient Greek word ''νίκη'' (nike), meaning 'victory'.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

The name Nik is a shortened form that has several origins. One of the interpretations is that the name comes from [Nike](/source/Nike_(mythology)), the mythological goddess of victory. In another interpretation it is an abbreviation of the name Nikat, which means 'spiritual man',{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} and according to a third interpretation it is a derivative of the names [Nike](/source/Nike_(name)) or [Nikica](/source/Nikica), which refer to victory. Sometimes the name is a diminutive of [Dominic](/source/Dominic), which means 'one who belongs to God'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kratka imena koja nisu u top 50, a imaju posebno značenje |url=https://www.index.hr/mame/clanak/kratka-imena-koja-nisu-u-top-50-a-imaju-posebno-znacenje/2586811.aspx |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=www.index.hr |language=hr}}</ref> 

In the [Kelantan](/source/Kelantan) state of Malaysia and the [Pattani](/source/Pattani_province) province of Thailand, [''Nik''](/source/Nik_family_of_Kelantan) is an inherited title. 

Notable people with the given name or nickname include: 
* [Nik Bärtsch](/source/Nik_B%C3%A4rtsch) (born 1971), Swiss pianist, composer and producer
* [Nik Bonitto](/source/Nik_Bonitto) (born 1999), American football player
* [Nik Caner-Medley](/source/Nik_Caner-Medley) (born 1983), American basketball player
* [Nik Cohn](/source/Nik_Cohn) (born 1946), British rock journalist
* [Nik Constantinou](/source/Nik_Constantinou) (born 1999), Australian-American football player
* [Nik Kershaw](/source/Nik_Kershaw) (born 1958), English singer-songwriter, composer, musician and record producer
* [Nik Lewis](/source/Nik_Lewis) (born 1982), American gridiron football player and coach
* [Nik Needham](/source/Nik_Needham) (born 1996), American football player
* [Nik Omladič](/source/Nik_Omladi%C4%8D) (born 1989), Slovenian footballer
* [Nik Richie](/source/Nik_Richie) (born Hooman Karamian in 1979), American blogger, author and Internet personality
* [Nik Stauskas](/source/Nik_Stauskas) (born 1993), Canadian National Basketball Association player
* [Nik Turner](/source/Nik_Turner) (1940–2022), English musician
* [Nik Wallenda](/source/Nik_Wallenda) (born 1979), American acrobat, aerialist, daredevil, high wire artist and author
* [Nik Welter](/source/Nik_Welter) (1871–1951), Luxembourgish writer and politician
* [Nik Xhelilaj](/source/Nik_Xhelilaj) (born 1983), Albanian film and stage actor
* [Nik Zagranitchni](/source/Nik_Zagranitchni) (born 1969), Israeli Olympic wrestler
* [Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat](/source/Nik_Abdul_Aziz_Nik_Mat) (1931–2015), Malaysian politician and Muslim cleric
* [Nik Ahmad Fadly Nik Leh](/source/Nik_Ahmad_Fadly_Nik_Leh) (born 1977), Malaysian footballer
* [Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad](/source/Nik_Nazmi_Nik_Ahmad) (born 1982), Malaysian politician
* [Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim](/source/Nik_Shahrul_Azim_Abdul_Halim) (born 1990), Malaysian footballer
* [Cristian Dzwonik](/source/Cristian_Dzwonik) (born 1971), Argentinean cartoonist better known as Nik, creator of ''Gaturro''
* one half of the Danish R&B/hip-hop/pop duo [Nik & Jay](/source/Nik_%26_Jay), real name Niclas Genckel Petersen
* [Nik P.](/source/Nik_P.), Austrian schlager singer Nikolaus Presnik (born 1962)

==See also==
* [Nick (given name)](/source/Nick_(given_name))

==References==
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Category:Unisex given names
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