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Nickols

Nickols proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic. Also the plural of Nickol.

Proper noun

Nickols

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Also used as

Nickols is also the plural of Nickol.

Origin of Nickols

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

Questions about Nickols

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

Words near Nickols in the dictionary

  1. Nicko
  2. Nickol
  3. Nickolas
  4. Nickolds
  5. Nickolls
  6. Nickols
  7. nickpoint
  8. nickpoints
  9. nicks
  10. nicks off
  11. nicks up

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