What do you think? x

nope.

Reminds me of nemo or netto.

I like it, depends if it goes with your other children's names though.(if you have others)

Isn't it an abbreviation?

Lots of Nicolas in france are called Nico.

I like it, I know a couple (admittedly they are greek, and it's a nickname, the full name being Nicolas)

makes me think of nico ladenis

and the velvet underground and nico who was, of course, a lady

We are expecting a boy in July and Nico is one of the three final name choices we have for him. We like Nicola [my dad is Italian] and Niccolo but want Nico.
Good choice imo.

Nico is often an abbreviation of the surname Nicoll in Scotland. It can be the "handle" of neds with that surname.

only if he has a brother called rambo

ooh and niccolo machiavelli

i do like it btw in case that wasn't clear from my earlier post

I like Nico a lot but think he might want to be Nicolas so he has the use of both and then Nick as he gets older.

How would you want it pronounced?

Nick-oh sounds a bit silly. Neeko is much better.

Three Nico's in one of my DD's toddler groups last year.

Nicos.

Neeko

Do not like Nicky or Nick so we will not be calling ds Nicholas, Nicola and Niccolo we both like.

Met someone who knows a little Nico, he is just Nico [his dad is Italian] they decided against Nicola because they felt it would be mispronounced over here.

Wonderful. Will be using it myself if impending arrival is blue <<sends more grovelling thanks to Hatrick>>

Vicsta, a pleasure.

my nephew on dh's side, who is now 12, is nico

nothing italian about the northern irish lot of them, she was just a steven segall fan lol

friend who is nicola uses Nico and another friend of mine had a wee girl called nico but I think it lends itself to either

Love it. Went travelling years ago and spent some time with some French people. The guy was called Nicholas but shortened to Nico. Really contemplated it for a boy myself.

To be honest I don't like it if your roots are not Greek or Italian. In Greece it is a very common abbreviation of the even commoner name Nicos. That is fine. Over here it just sounds like you are trying to exotic.

However, I appreciate I am in a minority with this opinion. I am also one of the few that hates the name Luca unless you are from Europe. Our neighbourhood has hundreds of little english boys called Nico and Luca. IMO it would be better to use the names Nick and Luke.

is also the name of the daughter of whilemena slater in ugly betty!

Love it! would be better if you have italian/greek heritage though i think

Well my dad is Italian - he would love us to call ds Luca but dh is not keen. Nico is dh's favourite though.

Went to school with a Nico. He was expelled for dealing drugs but he was very handsome.

I think I like it.

Yes, have said it out loud a few times (puzzled 11mo dd is staring at me like a loon) and I definitely like it.

Natrick - if your dad is Italian then I think it is a nice name. As long as a name has relevance to your family and heritage then I think it is a good choice .

Hatrick

LOL at steven segal fan, dizzy

My DH was a SS fan in his yoof and our surname is the same as a character he played = DH said (jokingly?) shall ew call it X (first name of said character) ummm no!

mamaG its no a world of a lie, her dd is called Jodie after jodie foster

Artichokes, well he will have a very unItalian sounding surname [O'Pray] and won't look vaguely Italian so I am sure many people will roll their eyes and assume we have no Italian links and are just using it regardless.

Sowofhands your post made me lol

have definitely decided to use Nico for ds, funny though as they seem to be popping up all over the place now

Lovely name. If I were having another it would be on my list.

I used to not like it at all, dh suggested it very early on and I said no. It has been a grower for me as I love it now.

a fabulous name .

Like it but I do think Nicola for a boy if you are living ling term in the UK is a bit tough!

A few Nicos here loads of Lucas though

long term
sorry

Sad really because Nicola is such a fab name, we have decided to use Nico as a stand alone name though.

love it

I love it - are you F1 fans?

Nico is much nicer than Luca, which is becoming a bit chavtastic, especially on non-Italians.

Luca is lovely though, is it really becoming chavvy?[whatever that really means]
Prefer Nico anyway..

If you are not Italian or Greek don't do it unless you are married to the local drug pusher thats what the one in our town called one of his 10 kids by different mothers!

Its a bit gay...

Nico is lovely once knew a Nicolae that's another sweet one imo

Very cool. I might steal it.

I really like it!

PmSL at the idea of a name being 'gay'

Pmsl at the idea of a name being 'gay' think you might mean efeminite- a name has no sexual preference as far as I know

I taught a Domenico, shortened to Nico. He had Italian heritage. I think it is lovely.

Domenico is a nice name too.