Boy

Nicola

Victory of the people

Origin

Greek

Used in

itde

Origin and meaning of Nicola

Nicola descends from the Greek Nikolaos, joining nikē, 'victory', and laos, 'people', with the sense 'victory of the people'. It owes its huge popularity to Saint Nicholas of Bari, the generous bishop who inspired the figure of Santa Claus. Very common in Italy, especially in the south, and spread across Europe in many variants from Nikolaus to Nikolai, it keeps a classic, warm and universally recognizable tone of timeless appeal.