Nikki (given name) explained
Nikki is a given name. It is commonly a nickname for Nicholas and its variants Nikolina, Nicole, Nicola; and Nikita, and Veronica. It is also a Punjabi name (Gurmukhi: ਨਿੱਕੀ; Shahmukhi: نکی) meaning “little one”, with its male counterpart being Nikku (Gurmukhi: ਨਿੱਕੂ; Shahmukhi: نکو).[1]
Arts and entertainment
Music
- Nikki Hornsby, American singer-songwriter
- Nikki Kerkhof, Dutch singer, and winner of Idols 4
- Nikki Lee, Japanese-American singer known as Nikki (singer)
- Nikki McKibbin, American singer in the 2002 debut season of American Idol
- Nikki Sixx, Mötley Crüe bassist
- Nikki Stringfield, guitarist for The Iron Maidens and Before The Mourning
- Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Nikki Webster, Australian pop star and model
- Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian jazz-pop singer
Television, film, and stage
- Nikki Bedi, television and radio presenter
- Nikki Blonsky, American actress known as Tracy Turnblad in the remake of Hairspray
- Nikki Cox, American actress known for roles in Unhappily Ever After and Las Vegas
- Nikki Crawford, American stage actress
- Nikii Daas, Indian model, actress and beauty queen
- Nikki DeLoach (born 1979), American actress
- Nikki Glaser, comedian
- Nikki Grahame, contestant on Big Brother 7 in the UK
- Nikki Patel, British actress from Coronation Street
- Nikki Reed (born 1988), American actress known as Rosalie Hale in The Twilight Saga
- Nikki Sanderson, British actress known as Candice Stowe in Coronation Street
- Nikki Tamboli (born 1996), Indian film actress
- Nikki Tilroe, Canadian puppeteer known as the Mime Lady on Today's Special
- Nikki Valdez (born 1981), Filipino actress and singer
- Nikki Ziering, American model and actress
Professional wrestling
- Nikki Bella, ring name of American professional wrestler Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace
- Nikki Roxx, a ring name of American professional wrestler Nicole Raczynski
- Nikki Cross, a ring name of Scottish professional wrestler Nicola Glencross
Adult entertainment
- Nikki Benz, Canadian pornographic actress and film director
- Nikki Tyler, American former pornographic actress
Sports
Other fields
Fictional characters
- Nikki (comics), member of the Guardians of the Galaxy
- Nikki Newman, in the CBS soap opera The Young and The Restless
- Nikki Fernandez, on the ABC television drama Lost
- Nikki Maxwell, main character in the Dork Diaries book series
- Nikki Morris, a character in the 2004 video game , voiced by Kelly Brook
- Nikki Wong, on the Canadian animated television series 6teen
- Nikki (Dead or Alive character), from the Dead or Alive video game series
- Nikki, a.k.a. Naoko Yanagisawa, from the Japanese anime series Cardcaptor Sakura/ Cardcaptors, voiced by Kelly Sheridan in the English dub
- Nikki, on the webseries The Strangerhood
- Nikki, subject of the song "Darling Nikki" by R&B musician Prince
- Nikki Darling, a character on the 1980s animated television series Beverly Hills Teens
- Nikki, from the Diva Starz toy line
- Nikki, in the 2009 sex comedy film Spread, portrayed by Ashton Kutcher
- Nikki, protagonist of Queensryche's album
- Nikki, one of two protagonists in the video game Pandemonium!
- Nikki Ann-Marie, a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame Huniepop
- Nikki, a character in the 2006 video game , voiced by Emmanuelle Vaugier
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Vercellone . Chiara . Fact check: Nikki Haley didn't 'white-wash' her name. It's Punjabi . 2024-04-12 . USA TODAY . en-US.
