Nicole

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Nicole, the feminine form of Nicolas (Nicholas).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɪˈkəʊl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /nɪˈkoʊl/
  • Rhymes: -əʊl

Proper noun

Nicole

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 1999, Perri O'Shaughnessy, Acts of Malice, Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 26:
      Nicole. They were all named Ashley or Nicole or Ashley Nicole. A sultry temptress of thirteen was after poor innocent Bob who was still a child, although lately his voice had been getting deeper []
    • 2026 January 8, Michelle Goldberg, “By Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 January 2026:
      The killing of Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three and widow of a military veteran, tests that assumption.

Usage notes

  • Popular in the end of the 20th century, particularly in the USA.

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Danish

Etymology

From French Nicole.

Proper noun

Nicole

  1. a female given name

French

Etymology

Feminine form of Nicolas (Nicholas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ni.kɔl/

Proper noun

Nicole f

  1. a female given name

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German

Etymology

From French Nicole.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nicole f (proper noun, genitive Nicoles or (with an article) Nicole)

  1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Nikolaus, Nikolas, or Niklas

Alternative forms

Swedish

Etymology

From French Nicole.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Nicole c (genitive Nicoles)

  1. a female given name

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nicole.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /niˈkowl/ [n̪ɪˈxoʊ̯l]
  • Rhymes: -owl
  • Syllabification: Ni‧cole

Proper noun

Nicóle (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜃᜓᜏ᜔ᜎ᜔)

  1. a female given name from English