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Nikola

Summary

Nikola (Cyrillic: Никола) is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia), while in West Slavic countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia) it is primarily found as a feminine given name. There is a wide variety of male diminutives of the name, examples including: Niko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu.

Nikola
PronunciationSerbo-Croatian: [nǐkola]
Gendermasculine (predominantly) and feminine
Language(s)Slavic
Name day6 December [O.S. 19 December]
Origin
Language(s)Greek
Meaningvictory of the people (from Nikolaos)
Region of originEastern Europe
Other names
Alternative spellingCyrillic: Никола
Nickname(s)Niko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu
DerivedNikolaos
Related namesMiklos, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikolaos, Nicolau, Nicolay, Niccolò, Nikolay, Nikolaj, Nick, Nico, Nicolina, Nicole
Popularitysee popular names
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The spelling with K, Nikola, reflects romanization of the Cyrillic spelling, while Nicola reflects Italian usage.

Statistics edit

  • Serbia: male name. 5th most popular in 2011, 1st in 2001, 1st in 1991, 5th in 1981, 9th pre-1940.[1]
  • Croatia: male name. 32,304 (2011),[2] 26,986 (2021)[3]
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: male name.
  • Bulgaria: male name.
  • North Macedonia: male name.
  • Czech Republic: 22,567 females and 740 males (2002).
  • Poland: female name.
  • Slovakia: female name.
  • Slovenia: male name. 2003 males [4]

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References edit

  1. ^ Најчешћа имена и презимена (PDF) (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2011. pp. 96–97.
  2. ^ "Names and surnames in Republic of Croatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  3. ^ "Results". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  4. ^ "Preveri, koliko prebivalcev Slovenije ima isto ime, priimek ali rojstni dan!".