A name given in ridicule or contempt: from the French nom de niqne. Niqne is a movement of the head to mark a contempt for any person or thing.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
Nick * Nick NinnyNathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang
John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes