Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nicola

/nɪˈkoʊlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: nico-la
IPA: /nɪˈkoʊlə/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Example Sentences

"Nicola Sturgeon"
""Come in with me, if you like. You can help me to find the child." She fumbled in her bag and found a slip of paper. "Her name is Nicola Anna Magdalene Elisabeth Stephanie Lenke." Peter laughed. "She ought to be easy to find with that lot. What do they call her for short?""
"He had never called her by her full name so many times in a row. Usually it was Nicky, or sometimes Nick. But never Nicola. Her full name sounded very ominous coming now from Nathaniel Sheridan's lips."

Etymology

A feminine version of Nicholas, first used in the 20th century.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /nɪˈkoʊlə/

Inflected Forms

Nichola (alternative)

Phrases

Thompson-Nicola

Frequently Paired Words

Nicki Nicky Nikki Thompson-Nicola

Rhymes With

coca-cola smola spatola

Questions

How do you pronounce nicola?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪˈkoʊlə/.
What does nicola mean?: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Where does nicola come from?: A feminine version of Nicholas, first used in the 20th century.

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