Nick

Nick Meaning & Origin

About Nick
The name Nick is a diminutive form of the name Nicholas, which has Greek origins. It is derived from the Greek name "Nikolaos," which is composed of the elements "nikē" meaning "victory" and "laos" meaning "people." Therefore, the name Nick can be interpreted to mean "victory of the people" or "people's triumph."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Nick are male.

Nick Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has increased by 0.75% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
NK
🗽 NYSIIS
N/A
🔊 Soundex
N020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N IH1 K
🌐 IPA
/nɪk/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nick in Braille

Here's how to represent Nick in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Nick in braille

How to Spell the Name Nick in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Nick using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Nick in sign language

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