Meaning and background
The story behind Nico
Nico usually shortens Nicholas in the reference, but Nicodemus is also a possible source name. Those different longer forms mean that one complete translation should not be assigned to every Nico. The four-letter spelling makes a concise name in its own right, without requiring a formal expansion. Compare it with Niko if the spoken call appeals but you are undecided about the written form. A personal connection can determine the spelling more meaningfully than treating the two as automatically interchangeable records.
- Origin
- Short form of Nicholas, or sometimes Nicodemus. Source
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About Nico
Recorded as a dog’s name
Nico appears in 92 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/nikoʊ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/nikoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1N IY1 K OW0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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