Nikola
| Nikola | |
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| Pronunciation | Serbo-Croatian: [nǐkola] |
| Gender | masculine (predominantly) and feminine |
| Language(s) | Slavic |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | victory of the people (from Nikolaos) |
| Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Cyrillic: Никола |
| Nickname(s) | Niko |
| Derived | Nikolaos |
| Related names | Miklos, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikolaos, Nicolau, Nicolay, Niccolò, Nikolay, Nikolaj, Nick, Nico, Nicolina, Nicole |
| Popularity | see popular names |
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Nikola (Cyrillic: Никола) is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia), while in West Slavic countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia) it is primarily found as a feminine given name. There is a wide variety of male diminutives of the name, examples including: Niko, Nikolica, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu.
The spelling with K, Nikola, reflects romanization of the Cyrillic spelling, while Nicola reflects Italian usage.
Statistics
- Serbia: male name. 5th most popular in 2011, 1st in 2001, 1st in 1991, 5th in 1981, 9th pre-1940.[1]
- Croatia: male name. 32,304 (2011).[2]
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: male name.
- Bulgaria: male name.
- R. Macedonia: male name.
- Czech Republic: 22,567 females and 740 males (2002).
- Poland: female name.
- Slovakia: female name.
Notable people
Arts
- Nikola Avramov, Bulgarian painter
- Nikola Hajdin, President of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Nikola Kastner (born 1983), German actress
- Nikola Kojo, Serbian actor
- Nikola Martinovski, Macedonian painter
- Nikola Nešković, Serbian painter
- Nikola Vaptsarov, Bulgarian poet
Music
- Nikola Langer, manager of Czech singer Aneta Langerová
- Nikola Mijailović (singer), Serbian opera singer
- Nikola Resanovic, Serbian-American composer
- Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish thrash rock musician
Politics
- Vlgdrag or monk Nikola (d. 1327), Serbian nobleman
- Nikola Altomanović (fl. 1371-73), Serbian prince
- Nikola Skobaljić (fl. 1454), Serbian general
- Nikola Frankopan, Croatian ban
- Nikola Šubić Zrinski, Croatian-Hungarian ban
- Nicholas I of Montenegro, King of Montenegro
- Prince Nikola of Yugoslavia (1928–1954), Serbian prince
- Nikola, Crown Prince of Montenegro (born 1944), Montenegrin prince
- Nikola Gruevski, Macedonian Prime minister
- Nikola Jorgic, Bosnian Serb soldier
- Nikola Karev, Macedonian revolutionary
- Nikola Kavaja, Serbian anti-communists
- Nikola Kljusev, Macedonian politician
- Nikola Ljubičić, Serbian politician
- Nikola Mandić, Croatian politician
- Nikola Milošević (politician), Serbian intellectual
- Nikola Mushanov, Bulgarian politician
- Nikola Pašić, Serbian politician and diplomat
- Nikola Petkov, Bulgarian politician
- Nikola Šećeroski, Serbian politician
- Nikola Špirić, Bosnian Serb politician
- Nikola Uzunović, Serbian politician
- Nikola Vitov Gučetić, Ragusian statesman
- Nikola Zhekov, Bulgarian military
Science
- Nikola Moravčević, Serbian academic
- Nikola Obreshkov, Bulgarian mathematician
- Nikola Tesla, Serbo-Croat-American inventor, physicist, and mechanical engineer
- Nikola Moushmov, Bulgarian historian
Sports
- Nikola Brejchová, Czech athlete
- Nikola Dragović, Serbian basketball player
- Nikola Grbić, Serbian volleyball player
- Nikola Jakšić, Serbian water polo player, Olympic champion
- Nikola Jerkan, Croatian footballer
- Nikola Jokić, Serbian basketball player
- Nikola Jovanović, Montenegrin footballer
- Nikola Jurčević, Croatian footballer
- Nikola Kalinić, Serbian basketball player
- Nikola Karabatić, French team handball player
- Nikola Katić, Croatian football player
- Nikola Kotkov, Bulgarian footballer
- Nikola Kovachev, Bulgarian footballer
- Niko Kranjčar, Croatian footballer
- Nikola Kuljača, Serbian waterpolo goalkeeper
- Nikola Lazetić, Serbian footballer
- Nikola Maraš, Serbian footballer
- Nikola Mijailović (footballer), Serbian footballer
- Nikola Milojević, Serbian football goalkeeper
- Nikola Milošević (footballer), Serbian football midfielder
- Nikola Mirotić, Spanish basketball player of Montenegrin descent
- Nikola Nikezić, Montenegrin footballer
- Nikola Nikić, Bosnian Serb footballer
- Nikola Nimac, Croatian racer
- Nikola Peković, Montenegrin basketball player
- Nikola Petroff, Bulgarian wrestler
- Nikola Pilić, Yugoslav Croat professional tennis player
- Nikola Stojić, Serbian rower
- Nikola Sudová, Czech freestyle skier
- Nikola Vignjević, Serbian footballer
- Nikola Vlašić, Croatian footballer
- Nikola Vučević, Montenegrin basketball player
- Nikola Vujčić, Croatian basketball player
- Nikola Žigić, Serbian footballer
Other
- Nikola Modruški, Croatian catholic priest
- Nikola Radosavljević, Serbian mass murderer
- Nicholas Nikola Ribic, Serbian-Canadian convicted for hostaging
- Nikola Motor Company, an American-based electric semi-truck design company based in Salt Lake City, Utah
Fictional characters
- Doctor Nikola, a fictional supervillain in works of Guy Boothby
- Nikola, a Call of Duty zombie character.
See also
- Nicola (name)
- Nikolić, surname
References
- ↑ Најчешћа имена и презимена (PDF) (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2011. pp. 96–97.
- ↑ "Names and surnames in Republic of Croatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
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