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Nickells

Nickells proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Nickells

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin of Nickells

One of the variant spellings of Nichols, from Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the suffix -s.

Questions about Nickells

What does Nickells mean?
Nickells means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Nickells?
Nickells is a proper noun.

Words near Nickells in the dictionary

  1. nickellike
  2. nickelling
  3. nickelling and diming
  4. nickelling-and-diming
  5. nickellotharmeyerite
  6. Nickells
  7. nickelocene
  8. nickelocenes
  9. nickelodeon
  10. nickelodeons
  11. nickelous

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