Nikola

Nikola (Cyrillic: Никола) is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος) and it means "the winner of the people".^[1][2] 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.

PronunciationSerbo-Croatian: [nǐkola]

Gendermasculine (predominantly) and feminine

LanguageSlavic

Name day6 December [O.S. 19 December]

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Nikola

Pronunciation	Serbo-Croatian: [nǐkola]
Gender	masculine (predominantly) and feminine
Language	Slavic
Name day	6 December [O.S. 19 December]
Origin
Language	Greek
Meaning	victory of the people
Region of origin	Eastern Europe
Other names
Alternative spelling	Cyrillic: Никола
Nicknames	Niko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu
Derived	Nikolaos
Related names	Miklos, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikolaos, Nicolau, Nicolay, Niccolò, Nikolay, Nikolaj, Nick, Nico, Nicolina, Nicole
Popularity	see popular names

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