Nikola

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title: "Nikola" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bosnian-masculine-given-names", "bulgarian-masculine-given-names", "croatian-masculine-given-names", "masculine-given-names", "czech-feminine-given-names", "macedonian-masculine-given-names", "russian-masculine-given-names", "serbian-masculine-given-names", "slovak-feminine-given-names", "ukrainian-masculine-given-names", "polish-feminine-given-names", "feminine-given-names", "unisex-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/russia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameNikola
imagePopularity of name Nikola.svg
pronunciation
gendermasculine (predominantly) and feminine
meaningvictory of the people
regionEastern Europe
languageSlavic
languageoriginGreek
alternative spelling
nicknameNiko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu
related namesMiklos, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikolaos, Nicolau, Nicolay, Niccolò, Nikolay, Nikolaj, Nick, Nico, Nicolina, Nicole
name day
derivedNikolaos
popularityPopular name
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| name = Nikola | image = Popularity of name Nikola.svg | image_size = | pronunciation = | gender = masculine (predominantly) and feminine | meaning = victory of the people | region = Eastern Europe | language = Slavic | languageorigin = Greek | alternative spelling = | nickname = Niko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu | related names = Miklos, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikolaos, Nicolau, Nicolay, Niccolò, Nikolay, Nikolaj, Nick, Nico, Nicolina, Nicole | name day = | derived = Nikolaos | popularity = Popular name | footnotes = Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος) and it means "the winner of the people". 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, Kolja, Kolyo, and Kolyu.

The spelling with a K, Nikola, usually indicates Slavic origin, while Nicola usually indicates Italian origin.

Statistics

  • Serbia: male name. 5th most popular in 2011, 1st in 2001, 1st in 1991, 5th in 1981, 9th pre-1940.
  • Croatia: male name. 32,304 (2011), 26,986 (2021)
  • 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 and female name (form of name).

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References

  1. "Najljepša imena za zimske bebe".
  2. Čilaš Šimpraga, Ivšić Majić and Vidović. "Rječnik 500 najčešćih suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena". Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje.
  3. link. [[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]]. (2011)
  4. "Names and surnames in Republic of Croatia".
  5. "Names and surnames in Republic of Croatia".
  6. "Preveri, koliko prebivalcev Slovenije ima isto ime, priimek ali rojstni dan!".

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