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In the Dutch-speaking world, there are two pronunciations for Nicoline; which one you hear, largely depends on the preference of the parents of the bearer, as they decided how the name of their daughter ought to be pronounced. The pronunciations in question are:• /ni.ko:.'lin/ (based on the French pronunciation)
• /ni.ko:.'li.nə/ (fully Dutch, i.e. no foreign influence that I know of)You can hear them for yourself below:https://nl.forvo.com/search/Nicoline/nl/ (in Dutch)
https://youtu.be/apzNtF4znJo (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:07 → this is the French-based pronunciation)
https://youtu.be/cm5XGnOhPkI (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:01 → this is the French-based pronunciation)
https://youtu.be/pXSBrrqny8s (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:00 → this is the French-based pronunciation)
https://youtu.be/DPCt74IWrSI (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:00 → this is the Dutch pronunciation) [noted -ed]
Also Danish: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Nicoline
Nicoline van der Sijs is a Dutch linguist and etymologist who is Professor of Historical Dutch Linguistics at Radboud University Nijmegen.
Nicoline Jensen is a Danish ice hockey player and alternate captain of the Danish national ice hockey team, currently serving as captain of the Rødovre Mighty Bulls Q in the KvindeLigaen (DM i ishockey for kvinder).
Nicoline Weywadt (1848–1921) was the first woman in Iceland to have studied and practised photography. On returning from her studies in Copenhagen, she managed the Teigarhorn farmhouse built by her father in Djúpavogshreppur. She built her own photographic atelier where she worked for many years.
Nicoline Zedeler (1889 — 1961), later Nicoline Zedeler-Mix, was a Swedish-born American violinist who toured as a soloist with John Philips Sousa.
Also Flemish: http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Nicoline&sort=alpha
Oooh, I like this one (even better than Nicole). Could it also be pronounced like Caroline?
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I love this name, but sometimes it reminds me too much of 'nicotine', which ruins it a bit.

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