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Nicola

/ˈnɪ.kə.lə/US/nɪˈkoʊlə/

Nicola proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Nicola

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • Nicola Sturgeon
    • "Come in with me, if you like. You can help me to find the child." She fumbled in her bag and found a slip of paper. "Her name is Nicola Anna Magdalene Elisabeth Stephanie Lenke." Peter laughed. "She ought to be easy to find with that lot. What do they call her for short?"1936, Jerrard Tickell, See How They Run, W. Heinemann, page 10

Forms of Nicola

alternative formNichola

Origin of Nicola

A feminine version of Nicholas, first used in the 20th century.

Questions about Nicola

What does Nicola mean?
Nicola means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Nicola?
Nicola is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nicola?
Nicola is pronounced /ˈnɪ.kə.lə/.

Words near Nicola in the dictionary

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

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