An Italian male given name, famously borne by Renaissance thinkers like Niccolò Machiavelli.
From Italian 'Niccolò,' a variant of 'Nicola,' derived from Greek 'Nikolaos' (Νικόλαος), composed of 'nike' (victory) and 'laos' (people) — meaning 'victory of the people.' This name has been popular throughout Mediterranean and European history.
Niccolò Machiavelli wrote 'The Prince,' a book that completely changed how people think about power and politics — it's so influential that 'Machiavellian' became an English word meaning 'cunning and unscrupulous'! One man's name became a whole personality type.
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