Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Nic(h)oll isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Nic(h)oll is a variant of Nicol. The history of Nicol gives this family its wider story. Walter Scott used Nicol for Bailie Nicol Jarvie in Rob Roy. The character provides a literary link with a form of Nicholas that remained in Scottish use after its medieval beginnings.
Explained through its name family
Nic(h)oll’s family of names
Nic(h)oll has a related form in Nicol.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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