Nic

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nic"

English

Etymology

Clipping.

Proper noun

Nic

1. A diminutive of the female given name Nicola, Nichola, and Nicole.

Anagrams

• -cin, CIN, ICN, INC, Inc, Inc., NCI, inc, inc.

Irish

Alternative forms

• Níc, Nig

Etymology

Contracted from iníon mhic (literally “daughter of the son of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʲɪc/

Noun

Nic

1. 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, except for C and G. 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)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Nic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Norman

Proper noun

Nic m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Nic'lesse or Nicolas
2. (religion, Jersey) Satan

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Contracted from nighean mhic (literally “daughter of a son of”).

Noun

Nic

1. A prefix used with a woman's maiden surname

   Mòrag dhubh Nic Leòid ― black-haired Mòrag MacLeod