Nikola () is a

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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 ...

, 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, 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, Nidžo, 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. *Croatia: male name. 32,304 (2011). *Bosnia and Herzegovina: male name. *Bulgaria: male name. * North Macedonia: male name. *Czech Republic: 22,567 females and 740 males (2002). *Poland: female name. *Slovakia: female name.

People with the name

Arts

Nikola Avramov Nikola Vasilev Avramov ( bg, Никола Василев Аврамов) (21 May 1897 – 15 June 1945) was a Bulgarian painter. He was born on 21 May 1897 in Yambol and died on 15 June 1945 in Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ...

, Bulgarian painter *

Nikola Hajdin Nikola Hajdin (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Хајдин; 4 April 1923 – 17 July 2019) was a Serbian construction engineer, professor and the president of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, as a member of the Department of Technical S ...

, President of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts * Nikola Kastner (born 1983), German actress * Nikola Kojo, Serbian actor * Nikola Martinovski, Macedonian painter *

Nikola Nešković Nikola Nešković (c. 1729 – 1785) was a Serbian religious painter of the 18th century. He is the author of over a thousand works, including many icons, frescos, and portraits. He is the grandfather of Jovan Sterija Popović. Biography Neško ...

, Serbian painter * Nikola Vaptsarov, Bulgarian poet

Music

* Nikola Mijailović (singer), Serbian opera singer * Nikola Resanovic, Serbian-American composer * Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish thrash rock musician *

Nikola Kołodziejczyk Nikola Kołodziejczyk (born 1986 in Krakow) is a Polish jazz pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. Kołodziejczyk graduated from and is a former faculty member of the Academy of Music in Katowice.Vlgdrag Vukdrag ( sr-cyr, Вукдраг; d. 1327) was a Serbian nobleman who served King Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–31) as ''čelnik''. He was a magnate in the Rudnik mountain area, who founded (as the ''ktetor'') the Raška style church in Dići (nea ...

or monk Nikola (d. 1327), Serbian nobleman * Nikola Altomanović (fl. 1371–73), Serbian prince *

Nikola Skobaljić Nikola Skobaljić ( sr-cyr, Никола Скобаљић; died November 16, 1454) was a mid 15th-century Serbian Voivode of Dubočica (region around Leskovac, Southern Serbia), during the rule of despot Đurađ Branković (1427–1456). He was ...

(fl. 1454), Serbian general * Nikola Frankopan, Croatian ban * Nikola IV Zrinski, Croatian-Hungarian ban and hero of Siege of Szigetvár * Nicholas I of Montenegro, King of Montenegro *

Prince Nikola of Yugoslavia (1928–1954) Prince Nikola of Yugoslavia (29 June 1928 – 12 April 1954), also known in Britain as Prince Nicholas and in Serbia as Nikola Karađorđević ( sr-cyr, Никола Карађорђевић), was the younger son of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia by h ...

, Serbian prince *

Nikola, Crown Prince of Montenegro Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Петровић-Његош; born 7 July 1944) is a French-born architect and the Head of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, which reigned over Montenegro from 1696 to 1766 and again fro ...

(born 1944), Montenegrin prince * Nikola Gruevski, Macedonian Prime minister *

Nikola Jorgic 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 ...

, Bosnian Serb soldier * Nikola Karev, Macedonian revolutionary * Nikola Kavaja, Serbian anti-communists * Nikola Kljusev, Macedonian politician *

Nikola Ljubičić Nikola Ljubičić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Љубичић; 4 April 1916 – 13 April 2005) was the President of the Presidency of Serbia (1982–1984), a member of the Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1984–198 ...

, 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 Nikola Šećeroski ( sr-cyr, Никола Шећероски; 1934–2008) was a candidate for the Serbian Presidency, running in December 1990 as an independent. Early life He was born in 1934 to a Macedonian Serb family in Radožda, a village on ...

, Serbian politician * Nikola Špirić, Bosnian Serb politician * Nikola Uzunović, Serbian politician * Nikola Vitov Gučetić, Ragusian statesman * Nikola Zhekov, Bulgarian military

Science

Nikola Moravčević Nikola Moravčević ( sr-cyr, Никола Моравчевић, also rendered as Nicholas Moravcevich, born December 10, 1935) is a Serbian-American literary historian, literary critic, academic and novelist. Born and educated in Yugoslavia, he mov ...

, Serbian academic * Nikola Obreshkov, Bulgarian mathematician * Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American inventor and mechanical engineer *

Nikola Moushmov Nikola Moushmov (14 May 1869 – 31 January 1942) ( bg, Никола Мушмов) was a noted Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian ...

, Bulgarian historian

Sports

Nikola Brejchová Nikola Brejchová, née Tomečková () (born 25 June 1974 in Zlín) is a javelin thrower from the Czech Republic. Her personal best throw is 65.91 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Linz. Achievements References External links *sports-refere ...

, 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 Nikola Jokić ( sr-cyr, Никола Јокић, (); born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays the center position. A four-time NBA All-Sta ...

, Serbian basketball player * Nikola Jovanović, Montenegrin footballer *

Nikola Jovović Nikola Jovović ( sr-cyrl, Никола Јововић; born 13 February 1992) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. He is part of the Serbian national team. The 2019 European Champion and the 2016 World League winner. At the professio ...

, Serbian volleyball player *

Nikola Jurčević Nikola Jurčević (born 14 September 1966) is a Croatian football current manager and former player who most recently managed the Azerbaijan national team. Playing career International He made his debut for Croatia in a December 1990 friendly ...

, Croatian footballer * Nikola Kalinić, Serbian basketball player * Nikola Karabatić, French team handball player *

Nikola Katić Nikola Katić (; born 10 October 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Zürich. Club career Early career Katić started his football career in 2001 at HNK Stolac in his native Stolac, before moving on to ...

, Croatian football player * Nikola Kotkov, Bulgarian footballer * Nikola Kovachev, Bulgarian footballer *

Nikola Kovačević Nikola Kovačević ( sr-cyrl, Никола Ковачевић) (born 14 February 1983) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team and French club Saint Nazaire VB, bronze medalist of the World Championshi ...

, Serbian volleyball player *

Niko Kranjčar Niko Kranjčar (; born 13 August 1984) is a Croatian former professional footballer. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder, but could also operate as a winger or second striker. As of 5 May 2021, he works as an assistant to Josip Šimu ...

, Croatian footballer * Nikola Kuljača, Serbian waterpolo goalkeeper *

Nikola Lazetić Nikola Lazetić (; born 9 February 1978) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a winger. Club career Born in Titova Mitrovica, Lazetić started out at his hometown club Trepča. He was later discovered by Tomislav Milićević who broug ...

, Serbian footballer *

Nikola Lončar Nikola Lončar ( Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лончар; born May 31, 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He also holds Spanish citizenship. Professional career Lončar started his career at Partizan, making his profe ...

, Serbian basketball player *

Nikola Maraš Nikola Maraš (, ; born 19 December 1995) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés, on loan from UD Almería, Almería. Club career Ra ...

, Serbian footballer * Nikola Mijailović, Serbian footballer *

Nikola Milojević Nikola Milojević ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Милојевић, ; born 16 April 1981) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Milojević made a name for himself at Hajduk Kula, before moving to Vitória Setúbal in ...

, Serbian football goalkeeper * Nikola Milošević, Serbian football midfielder *

Nikola Mirotić Nikola Mirotić ( sr-cyrl, Никола Миротић; born 11 February 1991) is a Montenegrin-Spanish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. The power forward is a four-time All-EuroLeague Team memb ...

, Spanish basketball player of Montenegrin descent *

Nikola Nikezić Nikola Nikezić ( cyrl, Никола Никезић, ; born 13 June 1981) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer. Club career He also played for Domžale and Gorica in the Slovenian PrvaLiga and FK Budućnost Podgorica and FK Sutjeska ...

, Montenegrin footballer *

Nikola Nikić Nikola Nikić ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Никић, ; born 7 January 1956) is a Bosnian former footballer and current manager of NK Bratstvo Gračanica in the First League of FBiH. Playing career Nikić, born to father Ilija and mother Radojka (n� ...

, Bosnian Serb footballer *

Nikola Nimac Nikola Nimac (born 8 December 1981) is a Croatian skeleton racer who has competed since 2002. He finished 26th in the men's skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important busines ...

, Croatian racer * Nikola Peković, Montenegrin basketball player * Nikola Petroff, Bulgarian wrestler * Nikola Pilić, Yugoslav Croat professional tennis player *

Nikola Rosić Nikola Rosić ( sr-cyrl, Никола Росић) (born 5 August 1984) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team and Romanian club Tomis Constanța, a participant at the Olympic Games London 2012, winner of ...

, Serbian volleyball player * Nikola Stojić, Serbian rower *

Nikola Sudová Nikola Sudová (born 17 March 1982 in Jablonec nad Nisou) is a Czech freestyle skier known for moguls. She has two World Cup victories and competed for the Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She competed in ladies moguls for the Czech Re ...

, Czech freestyle skier *

Nikola Vignjević Nikola Vignjević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Вигњевић; born March 12, 1971) is a former Serbian football player, who currently works as Technical coach by Alberta Golden Bears and the Greater St.Albert Sports Academy. While playing fo ...

, Serbian footballer * Nikola Vlašić, Croatian footballer * Nikola Vučević, Montenegrin basketball player * Nikola Vujčić (born 1978), Croatian basketball player and

team manager A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to infor ...

of Maccabi Tel Aviv * Nikola Žigić, Serbian footballer

Other

Nikola Modruški 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 Slavs, South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedon ...

, Croatian catholic priest *

Nikola Radosavljević The Jabukovac killings occurred July 27, 2007, when Nikola Radosavljević killed 9 people and wounded 5 in the Serbian village of Jabukovac. Shooting On July 27, 2007, Radosavljević had lunch with his wife in Jabukovac. She came from Vienna th ...

, Serbian mass murderer *

Nicholas Nikola Ribic Nicholas "Nick" Ribic (born 1974) is a Canadian who fought in the Bosnian Serb Army where he was also known as Nikola Ribić. In 1995, he took four United Nations peacekeepers hostage and used them as a human shield to try to force a halt to the ...

, 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 Guy Newell Boothby (13 October 1867 – 26 February 1905) was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. He lived mainly in England. He is best known fo ...

, a fictional supervillain in works of Guy Boothby

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