NikkiWiki etymology: Difference between revisions

Symmetrophiles might be asking though: why "NikkiWiki" and not "NikiWiki"?&ensp; The English female name "Nikki" as a hypocorism of the English female name "Nicole" derives from the English female name "Nicky" which is another hypocorism of "Nicole". <ref><code>[[wiktionary:Nikki#English]]</code></ref> <ref><code>[[wiktionary:Nicky#English]]</code></ref>&ensp; The English female name "Nicky" as a hypocorism for the English female name "Nicole" then derives from the English male name "Nick" as a hypocorism for the English male name "Nicholas". <ref><code>[[wiktionary:Nick#English]]</code></ref>&ensp; Both the English female name "Nicole" and the English male name "Nicholas" derive from their French equivalents. <ref><code>[[wiktionary:Nicole]]</code></ref> <ref><code>[[wiktionary:Nicholas]]</code></ref>&ensp; The Modern French female name "<i lang="fr">Nicole</i>" and the Modern French male name "<i lang="fr">Nicholas</i>" are both derived from the Old French male name "<i lang="fr">Nicolas</i>" which is derived from the Latin male name "<i lang="la">Nicolaus</i>". <ref><code>[[wiktionary:Nicolas#Old French]]</code></ref>&ensp; The Latin male name "<i lang="la">Nicolaus</i>" (<i lang="la">Nīcolāus</i>) is then derived from the Classical Greek male name "<span lang="grc">Νικόλαος</span>" (<i lang="grc">Nīkólāos</i>) which is derived from the Classical Greek female name "<span lang="grc">Νίκη</span>" (<i lang="grc">Nī́kē</i>) which in Modern Greek is "<span lang="el">Νίκη</span>" (<i lang="el">Níki</i>). <ref><code>[[wiktionary:Nicolaus#Latin]]</code></ref> <ref><code>[[wiktionary:Νικόλαος#Ancient Greek]]</code></ref> <ref><code>[[wiktionary:Νίκη]]</code></ref>&ensp; Thus the English female name "Niki" (without any silent letters) is a direct [[wikipedia:loanword|borrowing]] from the [[wikipedia:Modern Greek Romanization|Modern Greek Romanization]] whereas the English female name "Nikki" inherits its silent letter from its more convoluted usage through English and French history. <ref><code>[[wiktionary:Niki#English]]</code></ref>&ensp; Both "Niki" and "Nikki" are alternative spellings for "Nike", a [[wikipedia:namesake|namesake]] of <span lang="grc">Νίκη</span> (<i lang="grc">Nī́kē</i>), the [[wikipedia:Greek goddess of victory|Greek goddess of victory]], also known as the [[wikipedia:Roman goddess Victoria|Roman goddess Victoria]]. <ref><code>[[wikipedia:Goddess Nike]]</code></ref>