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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.
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.
What are your thoughts on it as a name?
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.
What are your thoughts on it as a name?
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I hate it- I used to know a very terrible and slutty person who almost ruined my life with this name. Even if I didn't know her, this sounds disgusting.
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I hate it- I used to know a very terrible and slutty person who almost ruined my life with this name. Even if I didn't know her, this sounds disgusting.
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Not going back and reading everyone else's replies, so I may just be restating....
My guess would be that it isn't popular because it sounds like "cola." I didn't know it was popular anywhere, though, so maybe not....
I like the name, oddly. I dislike Nicole, must mostly because it's overdone and such a filler mn. I cannot count how many people I know with the middle name Nicole. :\ Nicola is indeed quite similar, but just sounds much better to me.
My guess would be that it isn't popular because it sounds like "cola." I didn't know it was popular anywhere, though, so maybe not....
I like the name, oddly. I dislike Nicole, must mostly because it's overdone and such a filler mn. I cannot count how many people I know with the middle name Nicole. :\ Nicola is indeed quite similar, but just sounds much better to me.
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It's alright. Kind of cute. It definitely hasn't caught on in the US as I've never met nor heard of a female Nicola.
As a girl's name, I'd pronounce it ni-KOL-ə because NIK-oh-la sounds more masculine to me.
As a girl's name, I'd pronounce it ni-KOL-ə because NIK-oh-la sounds more masculine to me.
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I myself have wondered why Nicola never caught on in the USA.
Perhaps it's because it reminds Americans too much of "nickel", the name of our 5 cent coin?
Perhaps it's because it reminds Americans too much of "nickel", the name of our 5 cent coin?
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Don't like it. Like in Britain it was overused here in the 70s. I see it as dated and a bit trashy. Nicola and Nikki seem to be popular Page 3/stripper names.
A friend of a friend was Nicola and said it Nee-kola as opposed to Nic-o-la. I knew someone who had a daughter Nicole "Cole" which actually suited her.
A friend of a friend was Nicola and said it Nee-kola as opposed to Nic-o-la. I knew someone who had a daughter Nicole "Cole" which actually suited her.
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Nikola is a boy's name to me (very popular here), so I can't see it on a girl.
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Hmmm..your pronunciation changes it into an entirely different name. I always have heard it as rhyming with Cola. I like it the way you say it.
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I'm assuming the Cola pronunciation is the American one. I saw a British programme but there was an American woman called Nicola on it and everyone called her Ni-COLA so I guess that's how she said it.
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The problem I have with this name is that it's a male name in Italian (though with the emphasis on the 2nd syllable). Otherwise, yes, it feels like a very 1970s-ish /80s-ish name.
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I like it!
I think it's very pretty. My violin is named Niccola (NICK-oh-la) after Paganini. :-)
I think it's very pretty. My violin is named Niccola (NICK-oh-la) after Paganini. :-)
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