Niccolò

Niccolò

Niccolò Machiavelli
Pronunciation	Italian: [nikkoˈlɔ]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Italian
Origin
Language(s)	Greek
Meaning	Nicholas
Region of origin	Italy
Other names
Alternative spelling	Nicolo, Nicollo
Variant form(s)	Nicola
Related names	Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Klaus

Niccolò is an Italian male given name, a variation of Nicola. It may refer to:Template:NicholasIn literature:

• Niccolò Ammaniti, Italian writer
• Niccolò Machiavelli, political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright
• Niccolò Massa, Italian anatomist who wrote an early anatomy text Anatomiae Libri Introductorius in 1536

In music:

• Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, composer
• Niccolò Castiglioni, Italian composer and pianist
• Niccolò da Perugia, Italian composer of the trecento
• Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer
• Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer
• Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer of classical music and opera

In Mannerism:

• Niccolò dell'Abbate, Italian Mannerist painter and decorator
• Niccolò Tribolo, Florentine Mannerist artist in the service of Cosimo I de' Medici

In other fields:

• Niccolò Alamanni, Roman antiquary of Greek origin
• Niccolò Cacciatore, Italian astronomer
• Niccolò Da Conti, Venetian merchant and explorer
• Niccolò Polo, Venetian merchant and explorer, father of Marco Polo.
• Niccolò de' Niccoli, Italian Renaissance humanist
• Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, mathematician
• Niccolò Piccinino, Italian condottiero
• Niccolò II and Niccolò III d'Este, rulers of Ferrara
• Nicholas de Fleury, central character in The House of Niccolò series of books by Dorothy Dunnett
• Niccolò Canepa, Genovese motorcycle racer, competing in MotoGP with Ducati, 2007 Superstock 1000 F.I.M. Cup world champion