Given name & surname · Russian

Николь

“victory”·“people”

Николь is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Николь is built from elements meaning “victory” and “people”.

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Where it comes from

Николь comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek νίκη.

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Николь’s family of names

In Russian usage, Николь has a diminutive in Николетта. In Russian usage, Николь has a conventional equivalent in the French form Nicole.

Walk Николь’s family in the name graph

НикольНиколеттаNicole

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

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