Nicola

NICK-oh-la

Greek

"people of victory"

Nicola Origin and Meaning

The name Nicola is a girl's name of Italian, Greek origin meaning "people of victory".

Nicola, an elegant Latinate feminization of Nicholas, has long been standard issue for English girls but for some reason has never voyaged across the Atlantic, which we consider a pity, especially as Nicole's standing has waned.

In Britain, Nicola first appeared around 1940, started rising in the fifties and by the mid-1970's had reached third place on the popularity list, after which it began to be replaced by Nicole.

Nicola is a masculine name in Italy: one historic bearer Nicola Pisano was a renowned and influential thirteenth century sculptor. Classic Nicola still ranks well within the Top 100 boy names in Italy, although it is trending steadily downwards like its English equivalent.

In his novel The Well Beloved, Thomas Hardy spelled it Nichola. Nicoletta or Nicolette, which was the name of an enchanting princess in the medieval French romance Aucassin et Nicolette, is a more feminissima version.

Nicola Rank in US Top 1000

# 998 in the US

Nicola Popularity

• 1291 Nameberry 2024
• 857 England 2018
• 151 Poland 2020

20 Names Similar to Nicola

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Nicola.

• Jessamy
• Nicolette
• Rhonwen
• Nicolina
• Nico
• Catriona
• Georgina
• Zara
• Alessio
• Eugenie
• Audrina
• Federica
• Regan
• Rosie
• Gracie
• Layla
• Philippa
• Livia
• Melissa
• Maura

Famous People Named Nicola

• Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon First Minister of Scotland
• Nicola Maria Roberts English singer of Girls Aloud
• Nicola Anne Peltz American actress
• Nicola "Nic" Haste English YouTuber of Pixiwoo
• Nicola Adams British Olympic boxer
• Nicola Payne sister of English singer Liam Payne of One Direction
• Nicola Vicars "Nikki" Coghill Australian actress
• Nicola Mary Pagett English actress
• Nicola Wheeler English actress
• Nicola Griffith English fantasy novelist
• Nicola Tappenden English glamour model
• Nicola Marie Bolger Australian soccer player
• Nicola Elizabeth "Nikki" Frost (Holland) photographer, mother of Tom Holland

Nicola in Pop Culture

• Nicola West character on Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
• Nicola King character on British soap "Emmerdale"
• "Nicola and the Viscount " novel by Meg Cabot
• Nicola Murray character on British TV series "The Thick of It"
• Nicola Six character in Martin Amis novel "London Fields"