Nico
NEE-koh
Greek/Italian
Boy
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Victory of the people
- Origin
- Greek/Italian
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Nico does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Victory of the people", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Nico.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 2000s (0.012% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Nico is the people's victory — faith overcoming the world, triumph given through Christ, the born-of-God overcomer.
- Verses on this meaning
- 1 John 5:4
"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith."
- 1 Corinthians 15:57
"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
- 1 John 5:4