Nicole (name)

Nicole
Pronunciation	ni-KOHL
Origin
Word/name	Netherlands
Meaning	"victorious people"
Region of origin	Netherlands
Other names
Variant form(s)	Nicolai, Nicola, Nicolarts, Nicolas, Nicolay, Nicolau

Nicole
Pronunciation	/nɪˈkoʊl/ ni-KOHL
Gender	Feminine
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	"victory of the people"
Other names
Nickname(s)	Cole, Nicki, Nic, Nikki
Derived	Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), a combination of Greek words "Victory" (nikē) and "People" (laos)
Related names	Colette

Nicole is a feminine given name and a surname.

The given name Nicole is a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicolas, which is of Greek origin and has been formed as a compound of the words for "victory" and "people" (hence it may be interpreted as "victory of the people"). There are many variants.^[1]

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

People with the given name or variants

Music

Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), known for "Ein bißchen Frieden"
Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977), pop and rock singer
Nicole Cabell (born 1977), American classical and opera singer
Nicole Jung (born 1991), Korean American singer, member of the band Kara
Nicole C. Mullen (born 1967), American singer, songwriter, actress, and choreographer
Nicole Scherzinger (born 1978), American singer-songwriter, dancer, former lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls
Nicole Theriault (born 1972), Thai pop singer
Nicole Wray (born 1979), American R&B singer

Literature

Nicole Brossard (born 1943), French-Canadian formalist poet and novelist
Nicole Chung (born 1981), American writer
Nicole Krauss (born 1974), American writer
Nicole Markotic (born 1962), Canadian poet and novelist

Television and film

Nicole Gale Anderson (born 1990), American actress
Nicole Blonsky (born 1988), American actress, singer, and dancer
Nicole de Boer (born 1970), Canadian actress
Nicole DeHuff (1975-2005), American actress
Nicole Eggert (born 1972), American actress
Nicole Holofcener (born 1960), American film and television director
Nicole Kidman (born 1967), Australian-American actress, singer and film producer
Nicole Paggi (born 1977), American actress
Nicole Parker (born 1978), American actress and singer
Nicole Ari Parker (born 1970), American actress and former model
Nicole Polizzi (born 1987), American reality television star, former occasional professional wrestler, and former WWE Diva
Nicole Houston Reed (born 1988), Best known as Nikki Reed American actress, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, and model
Nicole Steinwedell (born 1981), American actress
Nicole Sullivan (born 1970), American actress, comedian, and voice artist
Nicole Tubiola (born 1979), American actress
Nicol Williamson (1936-2011), British actor

Modelling

Nicole Abe (安部ニコル) (born 1993), Japanese-Filipina gyaru fashion model
Nicole Dunsdon (born 1970), the last person to win the Miss Canada competition^[3]
Nicole Fox (born 1991), model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13
Nicole Linkletter (born 1986), American model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5
Nicole Narain (born 1974), American model
Nicole Renee Taylor, also known as Niki Taylor (born 1975), American model
Nicole Trunfio (born 1986), Australian model
Nicole Whitehead (born 1980), American model

Sport

Nicole Arendt (born 1969), American tennis player
Nicole Bass (1964-2017), American bodybuilder, actress, retired professional wrestler
Nicole Bradtke (born 1969), Australian former tennis player
Nicole Cooke (born 1983), British cyclist
Nicole Davis (born 1982), American volleyball player
Nicole Freedman (born 1972), American Olympic cyclist
Nicole Gibbs (born 1993), American tennis player
Nicole Haynes (born 1974), Canadian-American athlete
Nicole Hetzer (born 1979), German swimmer
Nicole Livingstone (born 1971), Australian swimmer
Nicole Muns-Jagerman (born 1967), Dutch tennis player
Nicole Powell (born 1982), American basketball player
Nicole Pratt (born 1973), Bradtke's Australian compatriot and former tennis player
Nicole Raczynski (born 1979), American professional wrestler and former TNA Knockout
Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (born 1973), Swiss beach volleyball player
Nicole Tully (born 1986), American distance runner
Nicole Vaidišová (born 1989), Czech tennis player

Other notables

Nicole, Countess of Penthièvre (c. 1424–1480)
Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine (1608–1657)
Nicole Abusharif (born 1980), American murderer convicted killing her lesbian partner Rebecca Klein
Nicole Brown Simpson (1959-1994), O.J. Simpson's murdered ex-wife
Nicole Diar, American murderer convicted of the arson murder of her son, Jacob in 2003
Nicole Fontaine (1942-2018), French politician and Member of the European Parliament
Nicole van den Hurk (1980-1995), Dutch homicide victim
Nicole Junkermann, German entrepreneur and investor
Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723-1788), French astronomer
Nicole Miller (born 1952), American fashion designer
Nicole Richie (born 1981), American socialite, reality television star, fashion designer, and actress
Nicole Stott (born 1962), American astronaut
Nicole Wong, American vice president and deputy general counsel at Google
Nicole Pashinyan (born 1975), great Armenian Revolutioner

Surname

Pierre Nicole (1625–1695), French philosopher
Jayde Nicole (1986), Canadian model

Fictional characters

Nico Collard, Broken Sword games
Nicole (Dead or Alive character)
Nicole, a Canadian student on Kelas Internasional
Nicole, a doll featured in The Groovy Girls line by Manhattan Toys
Nicole, played by Estelle Skornik, one half of advertising double act Papa & Nicole, who were the joint face of the Renault Clio in the 1990s
The titular character (played by Joan Collins) in TV series Mission: Impossible's third-season episode Nicole
NICOLE, sentient, hand-held computer and lynx in the Sonic the Hedgehog television series and comic books
Nicole, a character in the animated sitcom Family Guy
Nicole Bristow, a character in the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101
Nicole Chapman, a character from the television series Fame, played by Nia Peeples.
Nicole Diver, a leading character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel Tender Is the Night
Nicole Ingalls from The Work and the Glory
Nicole des Jardins Wakefield, in the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama
Nicole Maris, a character in the teem comedy film Drive Me Crazy (1999)
Nicole "Niki" Smith, an alternate personality of the character Victoria Lord Banks on the American soap opera One Life to Live
Nicole Travis Drake Cavanaugh, a long running character in the crime/mystery serial The Edge of Night
Nicole Walker, a character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
Nicole Wallace, a character on Law & Order: Criminal Intent played by actress Olivia d'Abo.
Nicole Watterson, a character from the 2011 program The Amazing World of Gumball
Nicole "Nikki" Newman, a character on the America soap opera The Young and the Restless
Nicole Rayleigh Haught, the out lesbian Sheriff of Purgatory in Wynonna Earp

References

^ "Nichole – Name Meaning and Origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ "Nicole Coat of Arms and Name History". houseofnames.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ Justin Mitchell (March 26, 2002). "A dragonfly has a life span of only 24 hours - and more fascinating...". Weekly World News. p. 47.

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[1] "Nichole – Name Meaning and Origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

[2] "Nicole Coat of Arms and Name History". houseofnames.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

[3] Justin Mitchell (March 26, 2002). "A dragonfly has a life span of only 24 hours - and more fascinating...". Weekly World News. p. 47.

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