Nicola
Nicola or Nicolà is a female and male first name and a family name.
Origin and Meaning
Nicola is the Italian form of the masculine name Nicholas; in German, Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian speaking countries, it is the female variant of this first name. Another etymological derivation is from the ancient Greek word nike = victory and laos = people; " People's victory ", " win over the people ", " winner / - in the people."
Variants
- Nicolaas
- Nikola
Name-day
Name day is December 6th.
Name winners
- Nicola Beer ( b. 1970 ), German politician
- Nicola Crüsemann (* 1964), German Near Eastern archaeologist and museum educator
- Nicola Etzelstorfer (* 1986), Austrian actress
- Nicola Leibinger- Kammüller (* 1959), German entrepreneur
- Nicola Raab (born 1972 ), German opera director
- Nicola Raasch (* 1970), German actress
- Nicola Ransom (born 1971 ), German actress
- Nicola Sanders ( b. 1982 ), British track and field athlete
- Nicola Spirig ( b. 1982 ), Swiss triathlete
- Nicola Tiggeler (* 1960), German actress, singer, dancer and drama teacher
Bearers of the name
- Nicola Abbagnano (1901-1990), Italian philosopher
- Nicola Amati (1596-1684), Italian violin maker
- Nicola Amoruso ( born 1974 ), Italian footballer
- Nicola Berti (born 1967 ), Italian footballer
- Nicola Calipari (1953-2005), Italian foreign intelligence officials
- Nicola Canali (1874-1961), Italian cardinal
- Nicola Cassio ( born 1985 ), Italian swimmer
- Nicola Fago (1677-1745), Italian composer
- Nicola Ghiuselev ( b. 1936 ), Bulgarian opera singer
- Nicola Francesco Haym (1678-1729), Italian musician, composer and librettist
- Nicola Hein (* 1988), German guitarist
- Nicola van Houbraken (1668-1720), Italian painter
- Nicola Jurcevic (born 1966 ), Croatian football player and coach
- Nicola Larini (born 1964 ), Italian racing driver
- Nicola Leali (* 1993), Italian footballer
- Nicola Legrottaglie (born 1976 ), Italian footballer
- Nicola Loda (born 1971 ), Italian racing cyclist
- Nicola Matteis, Italian violinist and composer
- Nicola Moufang (1886-1967), German jurist, art historian and art collector
- Nicola Perscheid (1864-1930), German photographer
- Nicola Philippaerts (* 1993), a Belgian show jumper
- Nicola Piccinni (1728-1800), Italian composer
- Nicola Pietrangeli ( born 1933), Italian tennis player
- Nicola Pisano († 1278 ), Italian sculptor and architect
- Nicola Antonio Porpora (1686-1768), Italian composer and singing teacher
- Nicola Rizzoli (born 1971 ), Italian football referee
- Nicola Romeo (1876-1938), Italian engineer and entrepreneur
- Nicola Sacco (1891-1927), an Italian immigrant to the U.S. workers and anarchist
- Nicola Sala (1713-1801), Italian composer
- Nicola Sirkis ( born 1959 ), French singer, guitarist and composer
- Nicola Ventola (born 1978 ), Italian footballer
- Nicola Vicentino (1511-1572), Italian composer and music theorist
- Nicola Zingarelli (1860-1935), Italian lexicographer and literary scholar
- Nicola Antonio Zingarelli (1752-1837), Italian composer
Family name
- Davide Nicola (born 1973 ), Italian football player and coach
- Enrico De Nicola (1877-1959), Italian politician ( the family name is De Nicola)
- Isaac Nicola (1916-1997), Cuban guitarist and music teacher
- Nicola Charles ( born 1939 ), German politician ( SPD)
- Nicola Lewis (1717-1807), officer, entrepreneur, writer and member of the American Philosophical Society
- Marcelo Nicola (born 1971 ), Argentine basketball player and coach
- Maria Teschler - Nicola ( born 1950 ), Austrian anthropologist
- Max Erich Nicola (1889-1958), German painter and graphic artist