Nicole (name)

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 to refer to a male, e.g., Nicole Oresme.

Nicole
Pronunciation/nɪˈkoʊl/ ni-KOHL
GenderFeminine
Origin
Word/nameGreek
Meaning"victory of the people"
Other names
Nickname(s)Cole, Nicki, Nic, Nikki
DerivedΝικόλαος (Nikolaos), a combination of Greek words "Victory" (nikē) and "People" (laos)
Related namesColette

Nicole is a feminine given name and a surname.

People with the given name or variants

Music

Literature

Television and film

Modelling
  • Nicole Abe (安部ニコル) (born 1993), Japanese-Filipina gyaru fashion model
  • Nicole Dunsdon (born 1970), the last person to win the Miss Canada competition
  • Nicole Fox (born 1991), 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 Renee Taylor, also known as Niki Taylor (born 1975), American model
  • Nicole Trunfio (born 1986), Australian model
  • Nicole Whitehead (born 1980), American model

Sport

Other notables

Surname
Nicole
Pronunciationni-KOHL
Origin
Word/nameNetherlands
Meaning"victorious people"
Region of originNetherlands
Other names
Variant form(s)Nicolai, Nicola, Nicolarts, Nicolas, Nicolay, Nicolau

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 teem comedy film Drive Me Crazy (1999)
  • 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 program 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
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See also

References
  1. "Nichole – Name Meaning and Origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
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