Nicole

English

Etymology

Borrowed from the French Nicole, the feminine form of Nicolas (“Nicholas”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nɪˈkəʊl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /nɪˈkoʊl/
• Rhymes: -əʊl

Proper noun

Nicole

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1999, Perri O'Shaughnessy, Acts of Malice, Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 26:

     Nicole. They were all named Ashley or Nicole or Ashley Nicole. A sultry temptress of thirteen was after poor innocent Bob who was still a child, although lately his voice had been getting deeper […]

Usage notes

• Popular in the end of the 20th century, particularly in the USA.

Related terms

• Nicola
• Nicki, Nikki

Translations

female given name

• Arabic: نيكول
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 妮科爾／妮科尔 (Nīkē'ěr)

• Czech: Nikol f, Nikola (cs) f
• French: Nicole (fr) f
• German: Nicole (de) f
• Polish: Nikola (pl) f
• Russian: Нико́ль (ru) f (Nikólʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: Nikola (sh) f
• Slovak: Nikola f

Nicola — see Nicola

See also

• Nicolle

 

Anagrams

• ceolin, cineol, coelin, coline, enolic

Danish

Etymology

From French Nicole.

Proper noun

Nicole

1. a female given name

French

Etymology

Feminine form of Nicolas (“Nicholas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.kɔl/

Proper noun

Nicole f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Colette, Coline, Nicolette, Nicoline

See also

• Nikita

Anagrams

• Coline

German

Etymology

From French Nicole.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Nicole

1. a female given name

Swedish

Etymology

From French Nicole.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Nicole c (genitive Nicoles)

1. a female given name

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nicole.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈkowl/ [n̪ɪˈxoʊ̯l]
• Rhymes: -owl
• Syllabification: Ni‧cole

Proper noun

Nicóle (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜃᜓᜏ᜔ᜎ᜔)

1. a female given name from English