The story behind Nicola
A feminine version of Nicholas, first used in the 20th century.
Other language forms and explanations (2)
German entry
a male given name from Italian Nicola, of very rare usage, variant of Nikolaus, Nikolas, or Niklas
Italian entry
From Latin Nicolaus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).
Pronunciation
US, alternative: /nɪˈkoʊlə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /ˈnɪ.kə.lə/
- German: /ˈniːkola/
- German: /ˈnɪkola/
- Italian: /niˈkɔ.la/
Popularity
Nicola ranked #8720 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Nicola
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nausicaa
From Latin Nausicaa, from Ancient Greek Ναυσικάα (Nausikáa).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nerissa
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nichola
A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Nicola.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nikita
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- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nikola
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Nicola
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bairbre
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Baldovino
From Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Nicola
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abel
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length