Nicole (given name)
| Nicole | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /nɪˈkoʊl/ ni-KOHL |
| Gender | Feminine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | "victory of the people" |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Cole, Nicky |
| Derived | Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), a combination of Greek words "Victory" (nikē) and "People" (laos) |
| Related names | Colette |
Nicole is a feminine given name and a surname.
The given name Nicole is of Greek origin and means "victory of the people". It has evolved into a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicolas. There are many variants.[1]
The surname Nicole originates in Netherlands where it was notable for its various branches, and associated status or influence. There are several variants of the family name.[2]
People with the given name or variants
Music
- Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), known for "Ein bißchen Frieden"
- Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977), pop and rock singer
- Nicole Cabell (born 1977), classical and opera singer
- Nicole Jung (born 1991), Korean American singer, member of the band Kara
- Nicole C. Mullen (born 1967), singer, songwriter, actress, and choreographer
- Nicole Scherzinger (born 1978), American singer-songwriter, dancer, former lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls
- Nicole Wray (born 1979), American R&B singer
Literature
- Nicole Brossard, French-Canadian formalist poet and novelist
- Nicole Chung, American writer
- Nicole Krauss, American writer
- Nicole Markotic, Canadian poet and novelist
Television and film
- Nicole Gale Anderson (born 1990), American actress
- Nicole de Boer (born 1970), Canadian actress
- Nicole DeHuff (1975-2005), American actress
- Nicole Eggert (born 1972), American actress
- Nicole Holofcener (born 1960), film and television director
- Nicole Kidman (born 1967), Australian actress, singer and film producer
- Nicole Paggi (born 1977), American actress
- Nicole Parker (born 1978), actress and singer
- Nicole Ari Parker (born 1970), American actress and former model
- Nicole Polizzi (born 1987), American reality television star, former occasional professional wrestler, and former WWE Diva
- Nicole Rubio, American actress and script supervisor
- Nicole Sullivan (born 1970), American actress, comedian, and voice artist
- Nicole Tubiola (born 1979), American actress
- Nicol Williamson (1936-2011), British actor
Modelling
- Nicole Abe (安部ニコル), Japanese-Filipina gyaru fashion model
- Nicole Dunsdon, the last person to win the Miss Canada competition[3]
- Nicole Fox, model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13
- Nicole Linkletter, model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5
- Nicole Narain, model
- Nicole Renee Taylor, also known as Niki Taylor, American model
- Nicole Trunfio, model
- Nicole Whitehead, model
Sport
- Nicole Arendt, American tennis player
- Nicole Bass, American bodybuilder, actress, retired professional wrestler
- Nicole Bradtke, Australian former tennis player
- Nicole Cooke, British cyclist
- Nicole Davis, American volleyball player
- Nicole Freedman (born 1972), American Olympic cyclist
- Nicole Haynes, Canadian-American athlete
- Nicole Hetzer, German swimmer
- Nicole Livingstone, Australian swimmer
- Nicole Muns-Jagerman, Dutch tennis player
- Nicole Powell, American basketball player
- Nicole Pratt, Bradtke's Australian compatriot and former tennis player
- Nicole Raczynski, American professional wrestler and former TNA Knockout
- Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Swiss beach volleyball player
- Nicole Tully (born 1986), American distance runner
- Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player
Other notables
- Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine
- Nicole Brown Simpson (1959-1994), O.J. Simpson's murdered ex-wife
- Nicole Fontaine, French politician and Member of the European Parliament
- Nicole van den Hurk (1980-1995), Dutch homicide victim
- Nicole-Reine Lepaute, French astronomer
- Nicole Miller (born 1952) fashion designer
- Nicole Richie (born 1981), American socialite and reality television star
- Nicole Stott, American astronaut
- Nicole Wong, vice president and deputy general counsel at Google
- Nicole Pashinyan, great Armenian Revolutioner
Surname
| Nicole | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | ni-KOHL |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Netherlands |
| Word/Name | Netherlands |
| Meaning | "victorious people" |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Nicolai, Nicola, Nicolarts, Nicolas, Nicolay, Nicolau |
- Pierre Nicole (1625–1695), French philosopher
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 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 Jazz Age writer F.S. 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 Warren, a character in the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel Tender Is the Night
- Nicole Watterson, a character from the 2011 program The Amazing World of Gumball
- Nikki Newman, a character on the America soap opera The Young and the Restless
See also
- Miklós
- Mikołaj
- Mikuláš (disambiguation)
- Nic
- Niccolò
- Nicholas
- Nichole
- Nicholle
- Nick (disambiguation)
- Nicki
- Nickie
- Nicky
- Nicola (disambiguation)
- Nicolae (disambiguation)
- Nicolai (disambiguation)
- Nicolas (disambiguation)
- Nicolau
- Nicolaus
- Nicoletta
- Nicolette (disambiguation)
- Nicolle
- 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.
- ↑ "Nicole Coat of Arms and Name History". houseofnames.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ Justin Mitchell (March 26, 2002). "A dragonfly has a life span of only 24 hours - and more fascinating...". Weekly World News. p. 47.
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