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| Pronunciation | Serbo-Croatian: [nǐkola] |
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| Gender | masculine (predominantly) and feminine |
| Language(s) | Slavic |
| Name day | 6 December [O.S. 19 December] |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Meaning | victory of the people (from Nikolaos) |
| Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Cyrillic: Никола |
| Nickname(s) | Niko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu |
| Derived | Nikolaos |
| Related names | Miklos, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikolaos, Nicolau, Nicolay, Niccolò, Nikolay, Nikolaj, Nick, Nico, Nicolina, Nicole |
| Popularity | see popular names |
Nikola (Cyrillic: Никола) is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia), while in West Slavic countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia) it is primarily found as a feminine given name. There is a wide variety of male diminutives of the name, examples including: Niko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu.
The spelling with a K, Nikola, usually indicates Slavic origin, while Nicola usually indicates Italian origin.
