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From the direct English name 'Nitrogen'
It starts with an 'n'. N2

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Because Nickel was the only element with the first two letters being "Ni", it was given "Ni" to be it's elemental symbol.

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The symbol Ni comes from the first two letters of the name Nickel.

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