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Nicol

Nicol proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic. Also the ellipsis of Nicol prism.

Proper noun

Nicol (plural Nicols)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Also used as

Nicol is also the ellipsis of Nicol prism.

Forms of Nicol

Proper noun
pluralNicols
Noun
pluralNicols

Origin of Nicol

One of the variant spellings of Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas.

Phrases with Nicol

Questions about Nicol

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

Words near Nicol in the dictionary

  1. Nicodian
  2. nicodicodeine
  3. nicodicodine
  4. nicofibrate
  5. nicofuranose
  6. Nicol
  7. Nicol prism
  8. Nicol prisms
  9. Nicola
  10. Nicolae Bălcescu
  11. Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome

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