Nicknames for Nicole
30 ideas for Nicole — the short forms people actually use, plus cute, funny and gamer versions. Copy any of them in one click.
- Nikki the standard short form
- Nic the blunt clip
- Nicki the i-ending spelling
- Cole the back clip, unisex and cool
- Nicky the y spelling, softer
- Nix the sharp modern clip
- Nico the Italian and Greek short form
- Coco doubled from Cole, playful
- Nicky-Bear the usual affectionate pattern
- Nique the French-flavoured spelling
- Nicoletta the Italian form
- Nikola the Polish and Czech form
- Nikoleta the Greek form
- Nicola the British form of the same name
- Nicolette the French elaborated form
- Kola the Slavic middle clip
- Nika the Slovenian and Russian short form
- Nikkita the extended affectionate form
- Nini doubled from the front, family use
- Nicole-Marie the standard compound
- N initial only, in group chats
- Nicolina the elaborated affectionate form
- Cola the drink joke, and it does sound like it
- Nickel the schoolyard pun, said fondly
- Nikko the boyish respelling
- Ni-ni The opening sound of Nicole, doubled.
- Nimble Nicole Shares the "N" sound with Nicole.
- Noble Nicole Shares the "N" sound with Nicole.
- Nole A short form people genuinely use for Nicole.
- Neon Nicole Shares the "N" sound with Nicole.
About the name Nicole.
Nicole is the French feminine of Nicholas, built from the Greek nike and laos, victory and people. France used it heavily from the medieval period onward and English speakers borrowed it late, mostly after the Second World War. Its American rise was fast: barely present in 1950, inside the top twenty by 1972, and a fixture of the 1980s. It has since fallen hard, making it a reliable indicator of a birth date somewhere in the late 1970s or 1980s. The name has an unusual property for something only two syllables long, in that the stress falls at the back, which is why its nicknames are all built from the front.
Nicole is sleek and slightly chic, with a French finish that has never entirely worn off. It sounds more grown-up than most names from its cohort. Nikki is the standard nickname and pulls it in a livelier, more casual direction, while Nic and Cole both borrow a deliberately masculine edge.
Most popular around 1980. Based on US birth records.
- Origin
- French, from Greek
- Meaning
- victory of the people
- Syllables
- Ni·cole
- Used as
- a girls’ name
Nicole around the world.
These are the real forms Nicole takes in other languages, which often make excellent nicknames in their own right.
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Nicoletta
Italian
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Nikola
Polish
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Nikoleta
Greek
Famous people called Nicole.
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Nicole Kidman
Australian Oscar-winning actress
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Nicole Byer
American comedian and host
Questions about the name Nicole
What does Nicole mean? +
Victory of the people, from the Greek elements nike, victory, and laos, people. It reaches French through Nicholas and Saint Nicholas of Myra. The military flavour of the original has faded entirely, and the name now registers as elegant rather than triumphant.
What are common nicknames for Nicole? +
Nikki is by far the most used and has been registered as a standalone name since the 1970s. Nic and Nicki are the shorter written forms. Cole, taken from the end of the name rather than the start, has grown recently and sounds much more modern.
Is Nicole related to Nicola? +
Yes, both are feminine forms of Nicholas. Nicola is the Italian and British version with the stress at the front; Nicole is the French form with the stress at the back. In Italy, Nicola is actually a men's name, which causes regular confusion abroad.
Is Nicole still used for babies? +
Not much. It peaked in the early 1980s and has declined ever since, now sitting outside the American top five hundred. It has not acquired the strong period flavour of Ashley or Tiffany, but it is clearly a name of its era.