Baby name
STABLE
🇷🇴 Nicu
/NEE · koo/
Meaning
“Victory of the people”
Romanian diminutive of Nicolae (Nicholas), from Greek 'Nikolaos' meaning 'victory of the people', adapted with distinctly Romanian -u suffix.
Nicknames
nicolae · nico
Vibe
classic
How it ages.
Nicu ranks among Romania's most popular diminutives and signals broad generational appeal.
The cultural moment.
Nicu maintains strong adoption across Romania since 1990, particularly popular among urban middle-class families.