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Nicole (name)
Nicole is a feminine given name and a surname.
| Pronunciation | /nɪˈkoʊl/ ni-KOHL |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | "victory of the people" |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Cole, Nicki, Nic, Nikki, Niki |
| Derived | Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), a combination of Greek words "Victory" (nikē) and "People" (laos) |
| Related names | Colette |
The given name Nicole is a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicolas, which is of Greek origin and has been formed as a compound of the words for "victory" and "people" (hence it may be interpreted as "victory of the people"). There are many variants.[1] The spelling "Nicole" was anciently used as a man's name, e.g., Nicole Oresme.
People with the given name or variants
Music
- Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977), pop and rock singer
- Nicole Appleton (born 1974), Canadian–born English singer and television presenter
- Nicole Atkins (born 1978), American singer and songwriter
- Nicole Cabell (born 1977), American classical and opera singer
- Nicole Dollanganger (born 1991), Canadian singer and songwriter
- Nicole Jung (born 1991), Korean–American singer
- Nicole C. Mullen (born 1967), American actress, choreographer, singer, and songwriter
- Nicole Scherzinger (born 1978), American dancer, singer, songwriter, and lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls
- Nicole Seibert (born 1964), known for "Ein bißchen Frieden"
- Nicole Theriault (born 1972), Thai singer
- Nicole Wray (born 1979), American singer
Literature
- Nicole Brossard (born 1943), French–Canadian formalist poet and novelist
- Nicole Chung (born 1981), American writer
- Nicole Krauss (born 1974), American writer
- Nicole Markotic (born 1962), Canadian poet and novelist
- Nicole Mones (born 1952), American novelist and food writer
Film
- Nicole Gale Anderson (born 1990), American actress
- Nicole Beharie (born 1985), American actress and singer
- Nicole Calfan (born 1947), French actress and author
- Nicole de Boer (born 1970), Canadian actress
- Nicole DeHuff (1975–2005), American actress
- Nicole Dorsey, Canadian filmmaker
- Nicole Eggert (born 1972), American actress
- Nicole Holofcener (born 1960), American filmmaker
- Nicole Hoey, New Zealand television producer
- Nicole Kassell (born 1972), American filmmaker
- Nicole Kidman (born 1967), Australian–American actress, singer, and film producer
- Nicole Maines (born 1997), American actress and transgender rights activist
- Nicole Oliver (born 1970), Canadian actress
- Nicole Paggi (born 1977), American actress
- Nicole Parker (born 1978), American actress, comedian, and singer
- Nicole Ari Parker (born 1970), American actress and model
- Nicole Steinwedell (born 1981), American actress
- Nicole Sullivan (born 1970), American actress, comedian, and voice artist
- Nicole Tubiola (born 1979), American actress
Modelling
- Nicole Abe (born 1993), Japanese–Filipina model
- Nicole Borromeo (born 2000), Filipina model and beauty queen
- Nicole Cordoves (born 1992), Filipino model and beauty queen
- Nicole Dunsdon (born 1970), the last person to win the Miss Canada competition
- Nicole Faria (born 1990), Indian model
- Nicole Fox (born 1991), American model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13
- Nicole Linkletter (born 1986), American model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5
- Nicole Narain (born 1974), American model
- Nicole Trunfio (born 1986), Australian model
- Nicole Whitehead (born 1980), American model
Sport
- Nicole Arendt (born 1969), American tennis player
- Nicole Bass (1964–2017), American bodybuilder, actress, and professional wrestler
- Nicole Bates (born 1998), American softball player
- Nicole Bradtke (born 1969), Australian tennis player
- Nicole Cooke (born 1983), Welsh cyclist
- Nicole Davis (born 1982), American volleyball player
- Nicole den Dulk (born 1980), Dutch Paralympic equestrian
- Nicole Freedman (born 1972), American cyclist
- Nicole Gibbs (born 1993), American tennis player
- Nicole Haynes (born 1974), Canadian–American athlete
- Nicole Hetzer (born 1979), German swimmer
- Nicole Livingstone (born 1971), Australian swimmer
- Nicole Muns-Jagerman (born 1967), Dutch tennis player
- Nicole Nadel (born 2000), Israeli tennis player
- Nicole Pircio (born 2002), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
- Nicole Powell (born 1982), American basketball player
- Nicole Pratt (born 1973), Australian tennis player
- Nicole Raczynski (born 1979), American professional wrestler
- Nicole Ross (born 1989), American Olympic foil fencer
- Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (born 1973), Swiss beach volleyball player
- Nicole Toomey (born 2002), New Zealand international lawn bowler
- Nicole Tully (born 1986), American distance runner
- Nicole Uphoff (born 1967), German equestrian
- Nicole Vaidišová (born 1989), Czech tennis player
Other
- Nicole, Countess of Penthièvre (c. 1424–1480)
- Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine (1608–1657)
- Nicole Abusharif (born 1980), American murderer convicted killing her partner Rebecca Klein
- Nicole Brown Simpson (1959–1994), murdered ex-wife of O.J. Simpson
- Nicole Camphaug, Canadian Inuk fashion designer
- Nicole Diar, American murderer
- Nicole R. Fleetwood, American academic, author, curator, and professor
- Nicole Fontaine (1942–2018), French politician
- Nicole Gelinas (fl. 2000s–2020s), American conservative journalist
- Nicole de Hauteclocque (1913–1993), French resistance fighter and politician
- Nicole van den Hurk (1980–1995), Dutch homicide victim
- Nicole Juteau (born 1954), Canadian police officer
- Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723–1788), French astronomer
- Nicole Miller (born 1952), American fashion designer
- Nicole Richie (born 1981), American socialite, reality television star, fashion designer, and actress
- Nicole Stott (born 1962), American astronaut
- Nicole Tung (born 1986), Hong Kong–born photojournalist
- Nicole Wong, American vice president and deputy general counsel at Google
Surname
| Pronunciation | /nɪˈkoʊl/ ni-KOHL |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Netherlands[verification needed] |
| Meaning | "victorious people" |
| Region of origin | Netherlands[verification needed] |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Nicolai, Nicola, Nicolarts, Nicolas, Nicolay, Nicolau |
- Bruno Nicolè (1940–2019), Italian footballer
- Pierre Nicole (1625–1695), French philosopher
- Jayde Nicole (born 1986), Canadian model
Fictional characters
- Nico Collard, Broken Sword games
- Nicole (Dead or Alive character)
- Nicole, a Canadian student on Kelas Internasional
- Nicole, a doll featured in The Groovy Girls line by Manhattan Toys
- Nicole, played by Estelle Skornik, one half of advertising double act Papa & Nicole, who were the joint face of the Renault Clio in the 1990s
- The titular character (played by Joan Collins) in TV series Mission: Impossible's third-season episode Nicole
- NICOLE, sentient, hand-held computer and lynx in the Sonic the Hedgehog television series and comic books
- Nicole, a character in the animated sitcom Family Guy
- Nicole Bristow, a character in the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101
- Nicole Chapman, a character from the television series Fame, played by Nia Peeples
- Nicole Diver, a leading character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel Tender Is the Night
- Nicole Ingalls from The Work and the Glory
- Nicole des Jardins Wakefield, in the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama
- Nicole Maris, a character in the teen comedy film Drive Me Crazy (1999)
- Nicole "Nikki" Maxwell, the main character of the Dork Diaries book series
- Nicole "Niki" Smith, an alternate personality of the character Victoria Lord Banks on the American soap opera One Life to Live
- Nicole Travis Drake Cavanaugh, a long running character in the crime/mystery serial The Edge of Night
- Nicole Walker, a character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Nicole Wallace, a character on Law & Order: Criminal Intent played by actress Olivia d'Abo
- Nicole Watterson, a character from the 2011 TV series The Amazing World of Gumball
- Nicole "Nikki" Newman, a character on the America soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Nicole Rayleigh Haught, the out lesbian Sheriff of Purgatory in Wynonna Earp
See also
- Nicolle
- Miklós
- Mikołaj
- Mikuláš (disambiguation)
- Nic
- Niccolò
- Nicholas
- Nichole
- Nicholle
- Nick (disambiguation)
- Nicki
- Nickie (disambiguation)
- Nicky
- Nicola (disambiguation)
- Nicolae (disambiguation)
- Nicolai (disambiguation)
- Nicolas (disambiguation)
- Nicolau
- Nicolaus
- Nicoletta
- Nicolette (disambiguation)
- Niels
- Nike (mythology)
- Niki (disambiguation)
- Nikki (disambiguation)
- Niklaus (disambiguation)
- Nikola
- Nikolais
- Nikolaj
- Nikolaos
- Nikolay (disambiguation)
References
- ^ "Nichole – Name Meaning and Origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.