Nicole (given name)

This article is about the given name and surname Nicole. For other uses, see Nicole (disambiguation).

Nicole
Pronunciation	English: /nɨˈkoʊl/ ni-kohl
Gender	Feminine
Origin
Word/Name	Greek
Meaning	"victory of the people"
Other names
Derived	Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), a combination of Greek words "Victory" (nikē) and "People" (laos)
Related names	Colette, Nicolle, Nkole, Necole, Niccole, Nichol, Nichole, Nicholle, Nickol, Nickole, Nicol, Nicola, Nikita, Nikki, Nikkole, Nikky, Niko, Nikol, Nikola, Nikoleta, Nikoletta, Nikole, Nikolia, Nikolina, Niquole, Niquolle, Nychole, Nycholl, Nykia, Nycole, Nykole, Nykolia, Nyquole and Nyquolle.

Nicole is a feminine given name and a surname.

The given name Nicole is of Greek origin and means "victorious people". It's evolved into a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicholas. There are many variants.^[1]

The surname Nicole originates in Holland where it was notable for its various branches, and associated status or influence. There are several variants of the family name.^[2]

Nicole can also be spelled as Nichole.

People with the given name Nicole or variants

In music:

• Nicole (German singer), known for "Ein bißchen Frieden"
• Nicole (Chilean singer), pop and rock singer
• Nicole Cabell, classical and opera singer
• Nicole Jung, Korean American singer, member of the band Kara
• Nicole C. Mullen, award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and choreographer
• Nicole Scherzinger, American pop/R&B/hip hop singer-songwriter, dancer, member of the Pussycat Dolls
• Nicole Wray, American R&B singer

In literature:

• Nicole Brossard, leading French-Canadian formalist poet and novelist
• Nicole Markotic, Canadian poet and novelist

In television and film:

• Nicole Anderson, American actress
• Nicole de Boer, Canadian actress
• Nicole Eggert, actress
• Nicole Holofcener, film and television director
• Nicole Kidman, Academy Award-winning actress and singer
• Nicole Oring, adult model and actress
• Nicole Parker, American actress
• Nicole Polizzi, American reality television star
• Nicole Sheridan, American pornographic film actress
• Nicole Sullivan, American actress, voice actress, comedian and occasional professional poker player
• Nicole Tubiola, American actress
• Nicol Williamson, British actor

In modelling:

• 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
• Nicole Fox, model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13

In sport:

• Nicole Arendt, American tennis player
• 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
• Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Swiss beach volleyball player
• Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player

In other notables:

• Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine
• Nicole Brown Simpson, O. J. Simpson's murdered ex-wife
• Nicole Fontaine, French politician and Member of the European Parliament
• Nicole-Reine Lepaute, French astronomer
• Nicole Miller, fashion designer
• Nicole Richie, socialite and reality television star
• Nicole Wong, vice president and deputy general counsel at Google

Surname

Nicole
Family name
Pronunciation	ni-KOHL
Meaning	"victorious people"
Region of origin	Holland
Related names	Nicolai, Nicola, Nicolarts, Nicolas, Nicolay, Nicolau

• Pierre Nicole (1625–1695), French philosopher

Fictional characters

• Nicole, played by Estelle Skornik in television advertisements for Renault cars.
• NICOLE, sentient, hand-held computer in the Sonic the Hedgehog television series and comic books.
• Nicole (Dead or Alive character).
• Nico Collard, Broken Sword games
• Nicole Maris, a character in the 1999 film Drive Me Crazy
• Nicole des Jardins Wakefield, in the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama
• Nicole Bristow, a character in the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101
• Nicole Wallace, a character on Law & Order: Criminal Intent played by actress Olivia d'Abo.
• Nicole Walker, a character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives
• Nikki Newman, a character on the America soap opera The Young and the Restless
• Nicole "Niki" Smith, an alternate personality of the character Victoria Lord Banks on the American soap opera One Life to Live
• Nicole Watterson a character from the 2011 program The Amazing World of Gumball

References

1. ^ "Nicole – Name Meaning and Origin". thinkbabynames.com. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?s=nicole&g=0&t=1. Retrieved 2008-03-26. 
2. ^ "Nicole Coat of Arms and Name History". houseofnames.com. http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.c/qx/nicole-coat-arms.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-26. 

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)

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