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Nicolls

Nicolls proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Nicolls

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin of Nicolls

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

Questions about Nicolls

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

Words near Nicolls in the dictionary

  1. Nicolinis
  2. Nicoll
  3. Nicolle
  4. Nicollet
  5. Nicollet County
  6. Nicolls
  7. Nicolo
  8. Nicolochus
  9. Nicolos
  10. Nicolosi
  11. Nicolosis

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