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 [ 3 syll. ni-co-la, nic-ola ] The girl name Nicola is also used as a boy name, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced NihKOWLah KEY. Nicola's language of origin is Old Greek. It is predominantly used in English, German, and Italian. The name Nicola means 'victory of the people'. Derived from nike which means 'victory' ; laos which means 'people'. The name developed as a Latinate feminine form of Nicholas. It has been in use among English speakers since the 12th century. Nicola is the feminine version of the English and French Nicholas. The name Nicola is widely used; it has 54 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Cole, Colette (also used in French), Coley (also used in Hausa), Collete, Cosette, Lacole, Nacola, Necole, Nekoel, Nettie, Nic, Nichol, Nichola, Nichole (also used in French and German), Nicholle, Nickol, Nickole, Nickye, Nico, Nicol (also used in German), Nicolasa, Nicole (also used in French and German), Nicoleen, Nicolete, Nicolette (also used in French), Nicoli, Nicoline (also used in French and Scandinavian), Nicolle, Nikia, Nikita (also used in French and Russian), Nikkole, Nikol, Nikole, Nikolette, Nikolia, Niquole, and Nykole. Other English forms include the short form Nick, the pet forms Nicki (also used in German), Nickie, Nicky, Nicolina, and Nikki, and the spelling variant Nickola. Forms of Nicola used in foreign languages include the French Caline, the Italian Coletta, the French Nichele, the French Nichelle, the Italian Nicia, the German Nikola, and the Slavic Nikolina. The pet forms Nicoletta (Italian) and Niki (German and Greek), and the spelling variant Niccola (Italian) are other foreign forms. Nicola is an unusual baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1972 with 0.011% of baby girls being named Nicola. It had a ranking of #761 then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and is currently of only sporadic use. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Nicola, the English, French, and German Nicole was the most commonly used. In the last century Nicola has mainly been a girl name. Baby names that sound like Nicola include the Italian Niccola, the English Nickola, the German Nikola, the English Nacola, the Arabic Najila, the English Nicoli, the English Nigella, the English Necole, the English Nekoel, the French Nichele, the French Nichelle, the English Nichol, the English, French, and German Nichole, the English Nicholle, the English Nickol, the English Nickole, the English and German Nicol, the English, French, and German Nicole, the English Nicolle, and the English Nigelia. KEY: Pronunciation for Nicola: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
