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I was thinking about the name Nicola the other day. A friend of mine has a new baby neice called Nicola. It was really popular among girls of my age (born late 70's) and off the top of my head I can count 12 Nicola's my age (there were four in my year at school and three in my current department at work) or a few years older or younger.(The emphasis is on the first syllable, not the second as the database says). Many of them go by Nicky, Nicki, Nikki or Niki etc.

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I don't think it's ever really caught on in America though? Any thoughts on why not? I know Nicole has been more popular there.

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What are your thoughts on it as a name?