Meanings
alternative Nichola
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Nicola Sturgeon
(name of a Scottish politician)
2 more examples
"Come in with me, if you like. You can help me to find the child." She fumbled in her bag and found a slip of paper. "Her name is Nicola Anna Magdalene Elisabeth Stephanie Lenke." Peter laughed. "She ought to be easy to find with that lot. What do they call her for short?"
1936, Jerrard Tickell, See How They Run, W. Heinemann, page 10He had never called her by her full name so many times in a row. Usually it was Nicky, or sometimes Nick. But never Nicola. Her full name sounded very ominous coming now from Nathaniel Sheridan's lips.
2002, Meg Cabot, Nicola and the Viscount, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 244
Origin
A feminine version of Nicholas, first used in the 20th century.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 妮古拉
- 妮古拉 (Nīgǔlā)feminine form of Nicholas
Czech Nikola, Nikol
- Nikolafeminine form of Nicholas
- Nikolfeminine form of Nicholas
Danish Nielsine, Nikoline
- Nielsinefeminine form of Nicholas
- Nikolinefeminine form of Nicholas
French Nicole
- Nicolefeminine form of Nicholas
German Nicole
- Nicolefeminine form of Nicholas
Hungarian Nikoletta
- Nikolettafeminine form of Nicholas
Italian Nicoletta
- Nicolettafeminine form of Nicholas
Spanish Nicolasa
- Nicolasafeminine form of Nicholas
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Cite this entry
Nicola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nicola
“Nicola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nicola. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nicola,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nicola.
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