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語源

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

発音

• IPA: /ˈnɪ.kə.lə/
• (chiefly 米国発音, alternative) IPA: /nɪˈkoʊlə/

固有名詞

Nicola

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

   Nicola Sturgeon ― (name of a Scottish politician)

   • 1936, Jerrard Tickell, See How They Run, W. Heinemann, page 10:

     "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?"

   • 2002, Meg Cabot, Nicola and the Viscount, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 244:

     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.

使用する際の注意点

Popular in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s; in the US, Nicole was preferred.

関連する語

• pet forms: Nicki, Nicky, Nikki
• Thompson-Nicola

参考

• Nicola (Okanagan leader) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• Licona, alnico, oilcan