Nikki is a given name. It is commonly a nickname for Nicholas and its variants Nikolina, Nicole, Nicola; and Nikita, and Veronica. It is also a Punjabi name (Gurmukhi: ਨਿੱਕੀ; Shahmukhi: نکی) meaning “little one”, with its male counterpart being Nikku (Gurmukhi: ਨਿੱਕੂ; Shahmukhi: نکو).[1]

Arts and entertainment

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Music

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Television, film, and stage

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  • Nikki Bacolod (born 1989), Filipina actress and musician
  • Nikki Bedi (born 1966), television and radio presenter
  • Nikki Blonsky (born 1988), American actress known as Tracy Turnblad in the remake of Hairspray
  • Nikki Cox (born 1978), American actress known for roles in Unhappily Ever After and Las Vegas
  • Nikki Crawford, American stage actress
  • Nikii Daas (born 1988), Indian model, actress and beauty queen
  • Nikki DeLoach (born 1979), American actress
  • Nikki Gil (born 1987), Filipina singer, actress, host, model and VJ
  • Nikki Glaser (born 1984), comedian
  • Nikki Grahame (1982–2021), contestant on Big Brother 7 in the UK
  • Nikki Patel (born 1990), British actress from Coronation Street
  • Nikki Reed (born 1988), American actress known as Rosalie Hale in The Twilight Saga
  • Nikki Sanderson (born 1984), British actress known as Candice Stowe in Coronation Street
  • Nikki Tamboli (born 1996), Indian film actress
  • Nikki Tilroe (1941–2005), Canadian puppeteer known as the Mime Lady on Today's Special
  • Nikki Valdez (born 1981), Filipino actress and singer
  • Nikki Ziering (born 1971), American model and actress

Professional wrestling

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  • Nikki Bella (born 1983), ring name of American professional wrestler Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace
  • Nikki Roxx, a ring name of American professional wrestler Nicole Raczynski
  • Nikki Cross (born 1989), a ring name of Scottish professional wrestler Nicola Glencross

Adult entertainment

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  • Nikki Benz, Canadian pornographic actress and film director
  • Nikki Tyler (born 1972), American former pornographic actress

Sports

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  • Nikki Bishop (born 1973), Australian equestrian
  • Nikki Franke (born 1951), American fencer and fencing coach
  • Nikki Garrett (born 1984), Australian professional golfer
  • Nikki Kidd (born 1987), Scottish field hockey forward
  • Nikki Teasley (born 1979), basketball player for the Washington Mystics in the Women's National Basketball Association

Other fields

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Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Vercellone, Chiara. "Fact check: Nikki Haley didn't 'white-wash' her name. It's Punjabi". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-04-12.