Nicola or Nichola is a Latinised version of the

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personal name ''

Nikolaos Nikolaos ( el, Νικόλαος, ') is a common Greek given name which means "Victor of People", a compound of νίκη '' nikē'' 'victory' and λαός laos' 'people'. The connotation is "people's champion" or "conqueror of people". The English ...

'' (Νικόλαος), derived from the '' nikē'' meaning "victory", and ''laos'' meaning "people", therefore implying the meaning "victory of the people". Nicola is both a female and a male name, depending on cultural norms. Nicola was a frequently given male personal name among the traditional

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, and was used often in the

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.''The Golden Legend or Lives of the Saints'', compiled by Jacobus de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, 1275. First edition published 1470. The spelling

Nikola Nikola () 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, North Macedonia, Montene ...

is widely used in

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speaking areas, reflecting the transliteration of the

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spelling Никола. The

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

form of the same name is

Nicholas Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the n ...

, with Nicolas common in French and Spanish-speaking countries, and

Nicolau Nicolau is a Portuguese and Catalan given name, a variant of Nicholas. People known by this name include: * Nicolau Coelho, Portuguese explorer * Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, East-Timorese politician and national hero * Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, t ...

in Portuguese-speaking countries. Nicola has been used as a female name since at least 1150 (the birth date of Lady Nicola de la Haie) and continues as a contemporary female name in Germany, the British Isles and Scandinavia. Less commonly, the name is spelled "Nichola" or "Nickola". There are suggestions the feminization of the name came from incorrectly presuming the name's vowel ending "a" was the female form. The female form of Nicola in

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

Nicoletta Nicoletta is a surname and feminine given name derived from the Greek ''Nikolaos'', most often used in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Nicoletta is also a surname. Given name * Nicoletta (singer), full name Nicoletta Grisoni, French singer, ...

. Other forms of the female name in other languages include

Nicole Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Euro ...

or Nicolette in French, ''Nikolett'' or ''Nikoletta'' in Hungarian, Νικολέττα or Νίκη in Greek. The

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

equivalent to Nicola stems from

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, meaning victory, and is

in the female form, or

Victor The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

in the male form.

Name days

*21 March and 10 September (Hungary) *29 August (Slovakia) *20 November (Czech Republic) *6 December, in line with

Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-da ...

(Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia) *19 December, Saint Nikola (Serbia)

Given name: Nicola

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Nicola Abbagnano Nicola Abbagnano (; 15 July 1901 – 9 September 1990) was an Italian existential philosopher. Life Nicola Abbagnano was born in Salerno on 15 July 1901. He was the first-born son of a middle-class professional family. His father was a practi ...

(1901–1990), Italian existential philosopher *

Nicola Adams Nicola Virginia Adams (born 26 October 1982) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2017 to 2019. She retired with an undefeated record and held the WBO female flyweight title in 2019. As an amateur, she became the first fe ...

(born 1982), English boxer * Nicola Amoruso (born 1974), Italian football player * Nicola Asuni (born 1973), Italian sprinter * Nicola Barr (born 1996), Australian rules footballer *

Nicola Benedetti Nicola Joy Nadia Benedetti (born 20 July 1987) is an Italian-British classical solo violinist and festival director. Her ability was recognised when she was a child, including the award of BBC Young Musician of the Year when she was 16. She w ...

(born 1987), Scottish classic violinist *

Nicola Berti Nicola Berti (; born 14 April 1967) is an Italian former footballer, who played as a midfielder. Berti's career spanned three decades, during which he played for several clubs: after beginning his career with Parma, he played with Fiorentina, an ...

(born 1967), Italian football player *

Nicola Best Nicola G. "Nicky" Best is a statistician known for her work on the deviance information criterion in Bayesian inference and as a developer of Bayesian inference using Gibbs sampling. She is a former professor of biostatistics and epidemiology ...

, British statistician * Nicola Blackwood-Bate (born 1979), British politician *

Nicola Boem Nicola Boem (born 27 September 1989) is an Italian former bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2013 and 2017, all for the team. He competed in the Giro d'Italia five times, winning Stage 10 of the 2015 Giro d'Ital ...

(born 1989), Italian road cyclist * Nicola Bolger (born 1993), Australian football player *

Nicola Bombacci Nicola Bombacci (24 October 1879 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian Marxist revolutionary and later, a fascist politician. He began in the Italian Socialist Party as an opponent of the reformist wing and became a founding member of the Communist Pa ...

(1879–1945), Italian Marxist revolutionary * Nicola Brogan, Northern Irish politician * Nicola Brown (disambiguation), several people * Nicola Calipari (1953–2005), Italian military intelligence officer with the rank of major general *

Nicola Conte Nicola Conte is an Italian DJ, producer, guitarist, and bandleader, known initially for introducing an innovative style of acid jazz that incorporates bossa nova themes, melodies drawn from Italian film scores of the 1960s, easy listening them ...

, Italian DJ and producer *

Nicola Coughlan Nicola Mary Coughlan (born 9 January 1987) is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles as Clare Devlin in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Derry Girls'' (2018–2022) and Penelope Featherington in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–presen ...

(born 1987), Irish actress *

Nicola Di Bari Nicola Di Bari (born 29 September 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor. He is considered one of the "sacred monsters" of Italian pop music. Life and career Born in Zapponeta, Apulia, Di Bari was the youngest of ten children from a ...

(born 1940), Italian singer-songwriter * Nicola Docherty (born 1992), Scottish footballer *

Nicola Edgington Nicola Edgington (born 9 September 1980) is a British double killer who also attempted to murder a third person. Having killed her own mother in 2005, she attacked two strangers in the street in Bexleyheath in 2011, killing one. She was convicte ...

(born 1980), British murderer * Nicola Fairbrother (born 1970), British judoka * Nicola Filippo (born 1957), American artist * Nicola Glencross (born 1989), Scottish professional wrestler *

Nicola Gobbo Nicola Maree Gobbo, sometimes known as Nikki Gobbo, (born 16 November 1972) is an Australian former criminal defence barrister and police informant. Drug charge at law school In 1993, while she was a law student, police raided a house owned by ...

, Australian lawyer *

Nicola Griffith Nicola Griffith (; born 30 September 1960) is a British-American novelist, essayist, and teacher. She has won the Washington State Book Award, Nebula Award, James Tiptree, Jr. Award, World Fantasy Award and six Lambda Literary Awards. Persona ...

(born 1960), British author * Nicola de la Haie (died 1230), English landowner and military administrator *

Nicola Jackson Nicola Jackson (born 19 February 1984) is a British former competitive swimmer who won two world championships in relay events. Swimming career In 1999, Jackson won a silver medal at the World Short Course Championships in the 4×200-metre fre ...

(born 1984), British swimmer *

Nicola Jackson (artist) Nicola Jackson (born 1960) is a New Zealand artist, born in Dunedin. Jackson is best known for her small, highly detailed and vividly coloured papier-mâché three dimensional paintings. She frequently references domestic life and female identi ...

(born 1960), New Zealand artist *

Nicola King Nicola may refer to: People * Nicola (name), including a list of people with the given name or, less commonly, the surname **Nicola (artist) or Nicoleta Alexandru, singer who represented Romania at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest * Nicola people, ...

, fictional character on the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' *

Nicola Larini Nicola Larini (born 19 March 1964) is an Italian racing driver. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 6 September 1987. He finished second in the tragic 1994 San Marino Grand Prix on a substitute outing for Ferrari, but only s ...

(born 1964), racing driver * Nicola Legrottaglie (born 1976), Italian football player *

Nicola Luisotti Nicola Luisotti (born 26 November 1961, in Viareggio, Italy) is an Italian conductor. He currently holds the title "Director Principal Invitado" (principal guest conductor) of Madrid's Teatro Real. Biography Luisotti grew up in Bargecchia. He ...

(born 1961), Italian musician

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* Nicola Mendelsohn (born 1971), British advertising executive * Nicola McEwen,

FRSE Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This soci ...

professor of territorial

politics Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

at the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

, Centre on Constitutional Change. *

Nicola Pagett Nicola Mary Pagett Scott (15 June 1945 – 3 March 2021), known professionally as Nicola Pagett, was a British actress, known for her role as Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV drama series '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1971–1973), as well as being ...

(1945–2021), English actress *

Nicola Peltz Nicola Anne Peltz Beckham (born January 9, 1995) is an American actress. Primarily known for her roles in dramatic film and television, she has performed in some blockbuster adaptations and has since been nominated for a Young Hollywood Award. ...

(born 1995), American actress *

Nicola Philippaerts Nicola Philippaerts (born 1993) is a Belgian show jumping rider. He is a native of Genk, Limburg, Belgium. He is the son of Ludo Philippaerts and twin brother of Olivier Philippaerts, both show jumping riders as well. Career He competed at t ...

(born 1993), Belgian show jumping rider *

Nicola Pierce Nicola Pierce is an Irish writer and ghost writer. Life Born in Tallaght, Dublin, Nicola Pierce has worked and lived in Drogheda since 2011. Pierce attended the Presentation Schools in Terenure and got an Arts Modular degree from Universi ...

(born 1969), Irish writer and ghost writer *

Nicola Piovani Nicola Piovani (born 26 May 1946) is an Italian light-classical musician, theater and film score composer, and winner of the 1998 Best Original Dramatic Score Oscar for the score of the Roberto Benigni film ''La Vita è bella'', better known to ...

(born 1946), classical musician *

Nicola Pisano Nicola Pisano (also called ''Niccolò Pisano'', ''Nicola de Apulia'' or ''Nicola Pisanus''; c. 1220/1225 – c. 1284) was an Italian sculptor whose work is noted for its classical Roman sculptural style. Pisano is sometimes considered to be the ...

(1220s–1284), Italian sculptor * Nicola Pozzi (born 1986), Italian football player * Nicola Ann Raphael (1985–2001), Scottish schoolgirl who committed suicide * Nicola Rauti (born 2000), Italian football player * Nicola Rescigno (1916–2008), Italian-American opera conductor *

Nicola Richards Nicola Faye Richards (born 19 December 1994) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East (UK Parliament constituency), West Bromwich East since the 2019 Un ...

(born 1994), British politician *

Nicola Rizzoli Nicola Rizzoli (; born 5 October 1971) is an Italian former football referee who refereed in the Italian Serie A from 2002 to 2017 and was a FIFA-listed referee from 2007 to 2017. He refereed the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Ar ...

(born 1971), Italian football referee *

Nicola Roberts Nicola Maria Roberts (born 5 October 1985) is a British pop singer. She rose to prominence in late 2002 upon winning a place in Girls Aloud, a girl group created through ITV's '' Popstars: The Rivals''. The group's success helped them win the ...

(born 1985), British popstar, member of Girls Aloud *

Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Nicola Rossi-LemeniHis father's last name was Rossi, but his mother wanted her family name added, "Rossi Lemeni" (without a hyphen). However, many publications and recordings hyphenate the name. (November 6, 1920 – March 12, 1991), was a ...

(1920-1991), Russian-Italian operatic bass *

Nicola Rubinstein ''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Kate Oates. The first notab ...

, fictional character on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *

Nicola Sacco Nicola Sacco (; April 22, 1891 – August 23, 1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (; June 11, 1888 – August 23, 1927) were Italian immigrant anarchists who were controversially accused of murdering Alessandro Berardelli and Frederick Parmenter, a ...

(1891–1927), Italian-American anarchist ("Sacco and Vanzetti") * Nicola Shulman (born 1960), British biographer * Nicola Smith (born 1949), English bridge player * Nicola Smith (footballer) (born 1980), New Zealand football player * Nicola Sturgeon (born 1970), Leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party and the current First Minister of Scotland * Nicola Tappenden (born 1982), British glamour model *

Nicola Walker Nicola Jane Walker (born 15 May 1970) is an English actress, known for her starring roles in various British television programmes from the 1990s onwards, including that of Ruth Evershed in the spy drama '' Spooks'' (2003–2006 and 2009–201 ...

(born 1970), British actress * Nicola Zalewski (born 2002), Polish football player *

Nicola (Okanagan leader) Nicola ( – ) ( Spokan: ''Hwistesmetxe'qen'', ''Walking Grizzly Bear''), also Nkwala or N'kwala, was an important First Nations political figure in the fur trade era of the British Columbia Interior (early 19th century to 1858) as well as into th ...

(1780/85 – ~1865), First Nations political figure in the fur trade era of British Columbia, Canada

Given name: Nichola

Nichola (fool) Nichola or Nicolle (fl. 1560–1570) was a fool or jester to Mary, Queen of Scots. Jester of Mary Nichola was a French "fool" or servant entertainer of Mary, Queen of Scots. She seems to have arrived in Scotland with Mary in 1561. After Mary's abd ...

(fl. 1560–1570), fool or jester to Mary, Queen of Scots * Nichola Beck, English badminton player * Nichola Bruce (born 1953), British film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and artist *

Nichola Burley Nichola Ann Burley (born 26 December 1986) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Born Equal'', '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', '' Goldplated'', '' Death Comes to Pemberley'', '' Donkey Punch'' and '' StreetDance 3D''.Conway, Sean ...

(born 1986), British actress *

Nichola Fryday Nichola Fryday (born 2 June 1995) is an Irish rugby player from Kilcormac, Co Offaly. Nichola graduated from University College Dublin with a BAgrSc 2017 (Bachelor in Agricultural Science). She plays for Blackrock College RFC, Connacht Rugby and ...

(born 1995), Irish rugby player *

Nichola Goddard Captain (land), Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, Meritorious Service Decoration (Canada), MSM (May 2, 1980 – May 17, 2006) was the first female Canadians, Canadian combat soldier killed in combat, and the 16th Canadian soldier Killed in a ...

(1980–2006), Canadian soldier * Nichola Gutgold (born 1964), American scholar and academic * Nichola Holt, contestant on Series 1 of the British TV show ''Big Brother'' * Nichola Hope, one of the British twin artists Nichola and Sarah Hope * Nichola Kane, broadcast journalist and producer working in Scotland *

Nichola Mallon Nichola Mallon (born 23 August 1979) is an Irish politician from Northern Ireland serving as Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) since 2017. She served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast No ...

(born 1979), Northern Irish politician *

Nichola McAuliffe Nichola McAuliffe (born 1955) is an English television and stage actress and writer, best known for her role as Sheila Sabatini in the ITV hospital sitcom '' Surgical Spirit'' (1989–1995). She has also starred in several stage musicals and won ...

(born 1955), British television and stage actress and writer * Nichola Pease (born 1961), British fund manager *

Nichola Raihani Nichola Jayne Raihani is a British psychologist who is a Professor of Evolution and Behaviour at University College London. Her research considers the evolution of cooperation in nature. She was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology in 2 ...

, British psychologist, professor at University College London *

Nichola Simpson Nichola Simpson (born 10 October 1956) is an athlete from Oxford, Great Britain. She competes in compound archery, and has reached a career high of 4th in the FITA world rankings (23 August 2008). Simpson is a member of Oxford Archers, and is ...

(born 1956), British archer *

Nichola Theobald Nichola Jane "Nikki" Theobald is an English film, television and voice-over actress, television presenter and fashion model. Career Theobald began her career in the modelling industry and appeared in a campaign for French Connection and then ...

, British film, television and voice-over actress, television presenter and fashion model

Surname

* Carlos Nicola (born 1973), Uruguayan former footballer *

Davide Nicola Davide Nicola (born 5 March 1973) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently head coach of Serie A club Salernitana. Club career Nicola was born in Luserna San Giovanni. During his time in Genoa C.F ...

(born 1973), Italian football manager and retired player *

Enrico De Nicola Enrico De Nicola, (; 9 November 1877 – 1 October 1959) was an Italian jurist, journalist, politician, and provisional head of state of republican Italy from 1946 to 1948. Afterwards, he became the first president of Italy on 1 January 1948 ...

(1877–1959), Italian jurist, journalist, politician and provisional Head of State of republican Italy from 1946 to 1948 *

Isaac Nicola Isaac Nicola Romero (11 April 1916 in Havana, Cuba – 14 July 1997) was a prominent Cuban guitarist and one of the founders of the modern Cuban Guitar School. He was also brother of Clara (Cuqui) Nicola. Academic formation Isaac Nicola bega ...

(1916–1997), Cuban guitarist * James C. Nicola, American theatre director *

Lewis Nicola Lewis Nicola (1717 – August 9, 1807) was an Irish-born American military officer, merchant, and writer who held various military and civilian positions throughout his career. Nicola is most notable for authoring the Newburgh letter, which ...

(1717–1807), Irish-American military officer during the American Revolutionary War, author of the Newburgh letter *

Marcelo Nicola Marcelo Patricio Nicola Virginio (born May 12, 1971) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player and a current coach. A very versatile power forward, he was a regular member of the Argentine national basketball team, and compete ...

(born 1971), Argentine-Italian basketball coach and retired player

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