The first name Nicole

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About the first name Nicole

Meaning

The name Nicole shares the meaning of Nicolas, “victory of the people”.

Historical origin

The name Nicole is the French feminine form of Nicolas, from Greek Nikolaos.

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Devotion to saints strongly contributed to the spread of Nicole; religious calendars long influenced naming choices in Quebec.

Pronunciation:ni-colnik.ɔl

Frequency of the first name Nicole by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Nicole by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name NicoleLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Nicole in baptisms by year.2001501005001600167917581837191619951600–1604 4 baptisms1610–1614 2 baptisms1635–1639 2 baptisms1640–1644 2 baptisms1650–1654 2 baptisms1655–1659 4 baptisms1660–1664 4 baptisms1675–1679 4 baptisms1680–1684 2 baptisms1815–1819 2 baptisms1850–1854 2 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1930–1934 4 baptisms1935–1939 20 baptisms1940–1944 66 baptisms1945–1949 138 baptisms1950–1954 164 baptisms1955–1959 86 baptisms1960–1964 64 baptisms1965–1969 20 baptisms1970–1974 24 baptisms1975–1979 8 baptisms1980–1984 2 baptisms1985–1989 4 baptisms1995–1999 2 baptisms

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