Where does “Nicole” come from?

Nicole is from French Nicole, derived from French Nicolas, a name of unknown ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Nicole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchNicole—
2Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
3Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
4Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “Nicole”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →