Nik
Nik is a male nickname/moniker derived from the Ancient Greek word νίκη, meaning 'victory'.
The name Nik is a shortened form that has several origins. One of the interpretations is that the name comes from Nike, the mythological goddess of victory. In another interpretation it is an abbreviation of the name Nikat, which means 'spiritual man', and according to a third interpretation it is a derivative of the names Nike or Nikica, which refer to victory. Sometimes the name is a diminutive of Dominic, which means 'one who belongs to God'.
In the Kelantan state of Malaysia and the Pattani province of Thailand, Nik is an inherited title.
Notable people with the given name or nickname include:
- Nik Bärtsch, Swiss pianist, composer and producer
- Nik Bonitto, American football player
- Nik Caner-Medley, American basketball player
- Nik Cohn, British rock journalist
- Nik Constantinou, Australian-American football player
- Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter, composer, musician and record producer
- Nik Lewis, American gridiron football player and coach
- Nik Needham, American football player
- Nik Omladič, Slovenian footballer
- Nik Richie, American blogger, author and Internet personality
- Nik Stauskas, Canadian National Basketball Association player
- Nik Turner, English musician
- Nik Wallenda, American acrobat, aerialist, daredevil, high wire artist and author
- Nik Welter, Luxembourgish writer and politician
- Nik Xhelilaj, Albanian film and stage actor
- Nik Zagranitchni, Israeli Olympic wrestler
- Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Malaysian politician and Muslim cleric
- Nik Ahmad Fadly Nik Leh, Malaysian footballer
- Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Malaysian politician
- Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim, Malaysian footballer
- Cristian Dzwonik, Argentinean cartoonist better known as Nik, creator of Gaturro
- one half of the Danish R&B/hip-hop/pop duo Nik & Jay, real name Niclas Genckel Petersen
- Nik P., Austrian schlager singer Nikolaus Presnik