Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Nicole

NICOLE

GENDER: Feminine

PRONOUNCED: nee-KOL (French), ni-KOL (English) [key]

Meaning & History

French feminine form of NICHOLAS, commonly used in the English-speaking world since the middle of the 20th century.

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VARIANTS: Nichole, Nikkole, Nikole (English)

DIMINUTIVES: Colette, Coline, Nicolette, Nicoline (French), Nicky, Nikki (English), Nicolet, Nicoline (Dutch)

MASCULINE FORMS: Nicholas, Nicolas (French), Nicholas (English), Nicolaas, Nikolaas (Dutch)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Nikole (Basque), Nikolina (Bulgarian), Nika, Nikolina (Croatian), Nikol, Nikola (Czech), Nikola (German), Nikoleta (Greek), Nikolett (Hungarian), Lina, Nicoletta, Nicolina (Italian), Nikolina (Macedonian), Nikola (Polish), Nicoleta (Romanian), Nikolina (Serbian), Nikola (Slovak), Nika (Slovene), Nicolasa (Spanish)

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