Nicola for a baby name

alt. Nichola, Nichole, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicolle, Nikole; abbrev. Nicky, Nicki, Nikki Greek, meaning ‘victory of the people’. Nicola is a boys’ name in Italy, but became widely used in England and Germany as a girls’ name, perhaps due to the -a ending of the name. As a girls’ name in England it was especially popular around the 1960s–1970s. Nicole Kidman is an Oscar-winning Australian actress. Nicole Farhi is a French fashion designer and sculptor.