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The name Nicole: meaning and origin

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Is your name Nicole? It is the French feminine form of Nicolas, with Greek roots meaning victory of the people.

🏆 Where does the name Nicole come from and what does it mean?

Nicole is the feminine form of the French name Nicolas. Nicolas comes from the Greek Nikolaos, made of two words: nike, victory, and laos, people.

So your name means victory of the people. That makes Nicole a close relative of the Georgian Nikoloz.

🎬 Famous people named Nicole

The best-known bearer is the Australian actress Nicole Kidman, an Oscar winner. The name is also carried by the singer Nicole Scherzinger.

Stage and screen: Nicoles are used to the spotlight.

💫 What character is linked to the name Nicole?

People say Nicoles are driven, confident and very charming. Victory is written into their name, so giving up is not their habit.

Their friends often call them Nikki.

🔢 The numerology number of Nicole

A name of victory has a number too. In Pythagorean numerology, where A is 1, B is 2 and so on up to I is 9, the letters of Nicole add up to 31, which reduces to 4.

In numerology, 4 is the number of stability, order and reliability. It is a playful tradition rather than science, but it is fun to see how well it fits.