Nikko

English

Etymology

From a brand name of popular felt-tip pens in Australia.

Noun

Nikko (plural Nikkos)

  1. (Australia, usually Queensland, informal) A felt-tip pen, of the Nikko brand or of any other brand, or the marks left by such a pen.
    • 2010, Robyn J. Geiger, The Dead Shed, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 87:
      A time line had been drawn in a bright red Nikko across the entire length of the board, indicating her movements from when she left the Leagues Club to when she was found dead in the shed.
    • 2014, Kelly Carrero, Contained (Evolution Series Book 5):
      I picked it up and smiled when I saw a message scrawled across the mug in black Nikko.
    • 2016, Amy Andrews, Playing By Her Rules, Entangled: Brazen (→ISBN)
      The headline read TANNER STONE, A MAN BIGGER THAN THE MYTH. And, lower down, there was a ring of bright red Nikko around the very last sentence.

See also

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From a vernacular form of Nikolaus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnikːo/, [ˈnikːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ikːo
  • Syllabification(key): Nik‧ko
  • Hyphenation(key): Nik‧ko

Proper noun

Nikko

  1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Nikko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative Nikko
genitive Nikon
partitive Nikkoa
illative Nikkoon
singular plural
nominative Nikko
accusative nom. Nikko
gen. Nikon
genitive Nikon
partitive Nikkoa
inessive Nikossa
elative Nikosta
illative Nikkoon
adessive Nikolla
ablative Nikolta
allative Nikolle
essive Nikkona
translative Nikoksi
abessive Nikotta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Nikko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nikkoni
accusative nom. Nikkoni
gen. Nikkoni
genitive Nikkoni
partitive Nikkoani
inessive Nikossani
elative Nikostani
illative Nikkooni
adessive Nikollani
ablative Nikoltani
allative Nikolleni
essive Nikkonani
translative Nikokseni
abessive Nikottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nikkosi
accusative nom. Nikkosi
gen. Nikkosi
genitive Nikkosi
partitive Nikkoasi
inessive Nikossasi
elative Nikostasi
illative Nikkoosi
adessive Nikollasi
ablative Nikoltasi
allative Nikollesi
essive Nikkonasi
translative Nikoksesi
abessive Nikottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nikkomme
accusative nom. Nikkomme
gen. Nikkomme
genitive Nikkomme
partitive Nikkoamme
inessive Nikossamme
elative Nikostamme
illative Nikkoomme
adessive Nikollamme
ablative Nikoltamme
allative Nikollemme
essive Nikkonamme
translative Nikoksemme
abessive Nikottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nikkonne
accusative nom. Nikkonne
gen. Nikkonne
genitive Nikkonne
partitive Nikkoanne
inessive Nikossanne
elative Nikostanne
illative Nikkoonne
adessive Nikollanne
ablative Nikoltanne
allative Nikollenne
essive Nikkonanne
translative Nikoksenne
abessive Nikottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Nikkonsa
accusative nom. Nikkonsa
gen. Nikkonsa
genitive Nikkonsa
partitive Nikkoaan
Nikkoansa
inessive Nikossaan
Nikossansa
elative Nikostaan
Nikostansa
illative Nikkoonsa
adessive Nikollaan
Nikollansa
ablative Nikoltaan
Nikoltansa
allative Nikolleen
Nikollensa
essive Nikkonaan
Nikkonansa
translative Nikokseen
Nikoksensa
abessive Nikottaan
Nikottansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

Statistics

  • Nikko is the 4726th (tied with 32 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 154 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

  1. ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN