Nicole (name)

Nicole (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Nicole


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pronunciation="ni-KOHL"
gender =Feminine
meaning = "victorious people"
region =
origin = Greek
related names =Colette, Necole, Niccole, Nichol, Nichole, Nicholle, Nickol, Nickole, Nicol, Nicola, Nikita, Nikki, Nikkole, Nikky, Niko, Nikol, Nikola, Nikole, Nikoleta, Nikoletta, Nikole, Nikolia, Niquole, Niquolle, Nychole, Nycholl, Nykia, Nycole, Nykole, Nykolia, Nyquole and Nyquolle.
footnotes =
derived = Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), a combination of Greek words "Victory" (nikē) and "People" (laos)

Nicole is a feminine given name and a surname.

The given name Nicole is of Greek origin and means "victorious people". It's evolved into a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicholas. There are many variants. [cite web |url=http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?s=nicole&g=0&t=1 |title=Nicole - Name Meaning and Origin |publisher=thinkbabynames.com |accessdate=2008-03-26]

The surname Nicole originates in Holland where it was notable for its various branches, and associated status or influence. There are several variants of the family name. [cite web |url=http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.c/qx/nicole-coat-arms.htm |title=Nicole Coat of Arms and Name History |publisher=houseofnames.com |accessdate=2008-03-26]

People with the name or its variants include:

Given name

In music:
* Nicole Appleton, pop singer and a member of "Appleton"
* Nicole Cabell, classical singer and opera singer
* Nicole C. Mullen, award-winning singer, songwriter, and choreographer
* Nicole Hohloch, 1980s German singer of "Ein bißchen Frieden"
* Nicole Mitchell, American jazz flautist
* Nicole Scherzinger, American pop/R&B/hip hop singer-songwriter, dancer; member of The Pussycat Dolls
* Nicole Wray, American R&B singer
* Nicole (Chilean singer)

In literature:
* Nicole Brossard, leading French Canadian formalist poet and novelist
* Nicole Markotic, Canadian poet and novelist who lives in Windsor, Ontario

In television and film:
* Nicole de Boer, Canadian actress
* Nicole Eggert, actress
* Nicole Holofcener, film and television director
* Nicole Kidman, Academy Award-winning actress and singer
* Nicole Sullivan, American actress, voice actress, comedian and occasional professional poker player
* Nicole Tubiola, American actress

In modelling:
* Nicole Narain, model
* Nicole Trunfio, model
* Nicole Whitehead, model
* Nicole Linkletter, model (winner of "America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5")

In sport:
* Nicole Cooke, British cyclist
* Nicole Davis, American volleyball player
* Nicole Haynes, Canadian-American heptathlete
* Nicole Livingstone, Australian swimmer
* Nicole Muns-Jagerman, Dutch tennis player
* Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Swiss beach volleyball player

In other notables:
* Nicole Brown Simpson, O. J. Simpson's ex wife (deceased)
* Nicole Fontaine, French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Île-de-France
* Nicole Miller, fashion designer
* Nicole Richie, socialite

urname

Family name
name = Nicole


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pronunciation = "ni-KOHL"
meaning = "victorious people"
region = Holland
origin = Holland
related names = Nicolai, Nicola, Nicolarts, Nicolas, Nicolay, Nicolau
footnotes =

* Pierre Nicole (1625–1695), French philosopher

Fictional characters

* Nicole, played by Estelle Skornik in television advertisements for Renault cars
* NICOLE, sentient, hand-held computer in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" TV series and comic books
* Nicole (Dead or Alive character), Halo universe
* Nicole Collard, "Broken Sword" games
* Nicole Maris, 1999 film "Drive Me Crazy"
* Nicole des Jardins Wakefield, sequels to "Rendezvous with Rama"
*Nicole Bristow, a character in the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101.

References

ee also

* Miklós
* Mikołaj
* Mikuláš
* Nic
* Niccolò
* Nicholas
* Nichole
* Nicholle
* Nick
* Nicki
* Nickie
* Nicky
* Nicola
* Nicolae (disambiguation)
* Nicolai
* Nicolas
* Nicolau
* Nicolaus
* Nicoletta
* Nicolette (disambiguation)
* Nicolle
* Niels
* Nike (mythology)
* Niki
* Nikki
* Niklaus
* Nikola
* Nikolais
* Nikolaj
* Nikolaos
* Nikolay


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