Thoughts on the name Nicola :)

Girl Names
1

See the results of this poll: How would you pronounce Nicola?

Respondents: 25 (This poll is closed)

  • NEE-ko-lah : 7 (28%)
  • NEE-ka-lah : 1 (4%)
  • NICK-ah-lah : 12 (48%)
  • Other: 5 (20%)
2

I pronounce it somewhere in between. I always say nick-oh-la. I think either way you pronounce you can use the nn [name_f]Nica[/name_f].

3

I say [name_u]Nick[/name_u]-oh-lah too, but I don’t see why [name_f]Nica[/name_f] couldn’t work. I know a [name_u]Nicola[/name_u] who goes by Cola, actually.

4

I also pronounce it as [name_u]Nick[/name_u]-oh-la and have a student with the name. She just goes by [name_u]Nicola[/name_u], no nickname, but I think [name_f]Nica[/name_f] would be a great nick name.

5

In English and for a girl, I say [name_u]NICK[/name_u]-uh-luh.

I think you can use [name_f]Nica[/name_f] either way.

6

Yeah, I’m the same. [name_u]Nick[/name_u]-oh-lah is how I say it. I still think you could use [name_f]Nica[/name_f] as nn though.

7

[name_f]Nica[/name_f] / [name_u]Nicola[/name_u] is a lovely name. I say it nee-ko-la, but I don’t think a lot of people would use that pronunciation.

8

I know two, [name_u]Nicola[/name_u] and [name_f]Nikola[/name_f]. Both pronounce it “[name_u]Nick[/name_u]-Cola”, and I think [name_f]Nica[/name_f] works fine as a nickname.

9

No matter how anybody pronounces it, [name_f]Nica[/name_f] is a totally appropriate (and beautiful) nickname for [name_u]Nicola[/name_u].