Meanings
nickels1
- pluralplural of nickel
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of nickel
Nickels2
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Origin
One of the variant spellings of Nichols, from Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the suffix -s.
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nickels. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nickels
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