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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Nicole | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
Words derived from “Nicole”