Nic
See also: nic, NIC, nić, níc, and nič
English
Etymology
Shortening.
Proper noun
Nic
- A diminutive of the female given names Nicola, Nichola, and Nicole.
Anagrams
- -cin, CIN, ICN, INC, Inc, Inc., NCI, inc, inc.
Irish
Etymology
Contracted from iníon mhic (“daughter of the son of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nʲɪc/
Noun
Nic
- A prefix used with a woman’s maiden surname
- Fionnghuala fhionn Nic Aoidh
- fair-haired Fionnghuala McKay
Usage notes
This prefix replaces the prefix Mac found in male surnames, and triggers lenition of a following consonant. It is used by unmarried women, and by married women who have kept their maiden name. Thus Fionnghuala Nic Aoidh’s father and brothers would use the surname Mac Aoidh.
Related terms
- Ó (used in male names)
- (bean) Uí (used with a woman's married name)
- Ní (used in place of the male Ó prefix)
Norman
Proper noun
Nic m
- A diminutive of the male given name Nic'lesse or Nicolas.
- (religion, Jersey) Satan