Italian: from GreekNikomēdēs, composed of the elements nikē victory + mēdesthai to ponder, scheme. St Nicomedes was a Roman priest martyred during the 1st century.
Nico — m, f 1 (m.) Italian: short form of Nicolò (see NICHOLAS (SEE Nicholas)) or of the rarer Nicodemo (see NICODÈME (SEE Nicodème)), NICOMEDO (SEE Nicomedo), or NICOSTRAT … First names dictionary