Niko
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Niko is a variant of Nikos
, which originates from the Greek Nikolaos
which means 'victory of the people'.
It is sometimes a nickname for the name Nicholas
.
Nikos
Nikos is a common given name in Greece and Cyprus. It originates from Greek Nikolaos, which means "victory of the people". Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of the original Nikolaos or Nicholas .-Famous people named Nikos:*Nikos Alefantos, Greek football...
, which originates from the Greek Nikolaos
Nikolaos
Nikolaos is a common Greek first name which some believe means " victory of the people", Nikolaos means "victorious over the people" . Composed from Niko and Laos . In addition, Laos originates from the greek root "-las", as found in word "λα-τομείο" meaning stone...
which means 'victory of the people'.
It is sometimes a nickname for the name Nicholas
Nicholas
Nicholas or Nikolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος , a combination of the words for "victory" and "people" . The name can be understood to mean victory of the people or "power of the people"...
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- Niko is a common CroatCroatsCroats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
, GreekGreeksThe Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
and Finnish name - NikoNiko (musician)Niko is Seattle, Washington-born musician Nicole Vergel De Dios, to Japanese and Spanish parents.She completed a Jazz and Contemporary Music Degree from the New School University in New York City, prior to signing to Grand Central Records independent record label in 2002.She worked as musical...
is a musician currently signed to ATIC Records independent record labelIndependent record labelAn independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
(formerly on Grand Central RecordsGrand Central RecordsGrand Central Records was an independent record label based in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, UK. It was started in 1995 by DJ Mark Rae . Rae started out working as manager of the Fat City Records' store...
). - Niko is a fictional character from the 1994 film The MaskThe Mask (film)The Mask is a 1994 American superhero comedy film based on a series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. This film was directed by Chuck Russell, and produced by Dark Horse Entertainment and New Line Cinema, and originally released to movie theatres on July 29, 1994 through New Line...
, played by actor Orestes Matacena. - Niko a fictional character from the television The Adventures of the Galaxy RangersThe Adventures of the Galaxy RangersThe Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers was an American animated Space Western television series created by Robert Mandell and Gaylord Entertainment Company....
. - Niko the OysterOysterThe word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The valves are highly calcified....
is a character in the PCPersonal computerA personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
online gameOnline gameAn online game is a game played over some form of computer network. This almost always means the Internet or equivalent technology, but games have always used whatever technology was current: modems before the Internet, and hard wired terminals before modems...
InsaniquariumInsaniquariumInsaniquarium is a computer game created by Flying Bear Entertainment and PopCap Games. The title is a portmanteau of the words insanity and aquarium....
. - Niko, a radio personality for WNYZ-LP
- Niko BellicNiko BellicNiko Bellic is the main protagonist and playable character in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows. He is a 30-year-old former soldier from Eastern Europe who moved to Liberty City to escape his troubled past and pursue the "American Dream"...
, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...
. - Niko KovačNiko KovacNiko Kovač is a former Croatian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Red Bull Salzburg. He was the long-standing captain of Croatia before retiring from international football in January 2009...
, a Croatian soccer player. - Niko KranjčarNiko KranjcarNiko Kranjčar is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and the Croatia national team.He represented two of the biggest clubs in his homeland, playing for Dinamo Zagreb before sparking controversy by making a move to their fierce rivals Hajduk Split in 2005...
, a Croatian soccer player. - Niko EtxartNiko EtxartNiko Etxart is a Basque singer-songwriter and musician born in 1953 in Altzürükü, Soule . He's widely reputed in the Basque area for being a forerunner of Basque rock and bridging the gap between Basque old tradition and modern music trends.-Early life:Niko Etxart was born in Aussurucq. When he was...
, a Basque singer and musicianBasque musicThe strict classification of Basque music remains a controversial issue, complicated in part by the growing diversification of such music, but by and large it is made in the Basque Country, it reflects traits related to that society/tradition and it is devised by people from the Basque...
. - the Japanese name for the Chinese Fiddle, or ErhuErhuThe erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles...
. - a fictional character played by Steven SeagalSteven SeagalSteven Frederic Seagal is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan...
in the 1988 film, Above the LawAbove the Law (film)Above the Law is a 1988 action film directed by Andrew Davis, probably best-known for being the film debut of Steven Seagal. This came about after a successful screen test, financed by Michael Ovitz, led to Seagal being offered a contract by Warner Bros...
. - Niko Battistini is the drummer for a Youth Southern English Rock Band, AutoPilot.
- a performance alias used by EurobeatEurobeatEurobeat is a form of italo-disco/hi-NRG music that developed in the late 1980s.In the United States, Eurobeat was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG and for a short while shared this term with the very early freestyle music hits....
artist Maurizio De JorioMaurizio De JorioMaurizio De Jorio is an italo disco and Eurobeat musician from the 1990s to the present.- Background :Like most musicians in the Eurobeat genre, he has performed under a number of pseudonyms for various labels . Maurizio De Jorio is probably most well known for his song "Night of Fire" which he...
. - a wilderness Christian Leadership training program started by YWAM.
- brand of television monitor Niko Electronics Inc. (Apparently Out Of Business as of April 2008).
- Niklaren "Niko" GoldeyeNiklaren GoldeyeNiklaren "Niko" Goldeye is a character of Tamora Pierce's creation, who appears in The Circle of Magic quartet and in Shatterglass of the The Circle Opens quartet, although he is mentioned in all four books of both quartets....
, a character in Tamora Pierce's "EmelanEmelanEmelan is a fictional realm that provides the main setting of the Circle of Magic quartet by Tamora Pierce, primarily in the capital city of Summersea and the nearby temple of Winding Circle...
" books. - Niko Ruud is the President of MLHS JSA
- Niko were a University rock band formed in Cardiff in 2002 composed of Mike Reed (Bass & Vocals), Simon Fisher (Guitar & Vocals) and Alex McGee (Drums & Vocals). After four years playing venues primarily in Cardiff, Leicester and London, Alex McGee left the band to take up a teaching appointment in Portugal.
- Niko CongiuNiko CongiuBorn in Sardinia, Italy, Nicola is a musically gifted, self taught, singer and performer. At just 30, he is a sensation in his homeland of Italy because of his years of public performances...
is a Live NationLive NationLive Nation is a live-events company based in Beverly Hills, California, focused on concert promotions. Live Nation formed in 2005 as a spin-off from Clear Channel Communications, which then merged with Ticketmaster in 2010 to become Live Nation Entertainment....
signed artist living in CagliariCagliariCagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. - Niko is a common name amongst the Samoan people.
- Niko is a fictional character in the book "Shibumi" by Trevanian.
- Niko is a cosmetics company based in Toronto, Canada.
- Niko is the German Village Barber of Bryan Jasin
- Niko is a fictional pirate in some of the The Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of Zelda, originally released as in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Nintendo, and designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Set in the fantasy land of Hyrule, the plot centers on a boy named Link, the playable protagonist, who aims to collect the eight fragments...
video games. - Niko ResourcesNiko ResourcesNiko Resources is an India and South East Asia focused oil and gas exploration and production company that shares ownership of many exploration and development properties with Komodo Energy and Reliance Industries. Though it holds exploration rights to of land in 7 countries production currently...
, a Canadian oil and gas company.