Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nichols

/ˈnɪkəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: nichols
IPA: /ˈnɪkəlz/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Nichol, medieval vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -s

Usage

Inflected Forms

Nicholses (plural) Nicholds (alternative) Nicholls (alternative) Nickalls (alternative) Nickells (alternative) Nickels (alternative) Nickolds (alternative) Nickolls (alternative) Nickols (alternative) Nicolls (alternative)

Derived Forms

Nicholite

Phrases

Nichols Point

Rhymes With

pickles nicholls tickles nickels trickles sickles rickles nickles nicolls nicols stickles rickels

Questions

How do you pronounce nichols?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪkəlz/.
What does nichols mean?: A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does nichols come from?: From Nichol, medieval vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.

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