Nikola

English

Proper noun

Nikola

1. A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Serbo-Croatian male given name Никола (Nikola), equivalent to Nicholas

Related terms

• Nikolina

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French Nicolas, as a variant of the traditional Czech Mikuláš, and from the French female name Nicole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɪkola]

Proper noun

Nikola m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas

Declension

Declension of Nikola (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Nikola	Nikolové
genitive	Nikoly	Nikolů
dative	Nikolovi	Nikolům
accusative	Nikolu	Nikoly
vocative	Nikolo	Nikolové
locative	Nikolovi	Nikolech
instrumental	Nikolou	Nikoly

Proper noun

Nikola f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Nicole; variant form Nikol

Declension

Declension of Nikola (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Nikola	Nikoly
genitive	Nikoly	Nikol
dative	Nikole	Nikolám
accusative	Nikolu	Nikoly
vocative	Nikolo	Nikoly
locative	Nikole	Nikolách
instrumental	Nikolou	Nikolami

Finnish

Etymology

From a vernacular form of Nikolas (like Niko) +‎ -la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikolɑ/, [ˈniko̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikolɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ni‧ko‧la

Proper noun

Nikola

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Nikola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Nikola	Nikolat
genitive		Nikolan	Nikoloiden Nikoloitten
partitive		Nikolaa	Nikoloita
illative		Nikolaan	Nikoloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Nikola	Nikolat
accusative	nom.	Nikola	Nikolat
	gen.	Nikolan
genitive		Nikolan	Nikoloiden Nikoloitten Nikolain rare
partitive		Nikolaa	Nikoloita
inessive		Nikolassa	Nikoloissa
elative		Nikolasta	Nikoloista
illative		Nikolaan	Nikoloihin
adessive		Nikolalla	Nikoloilla
ablative		Nikolalta	Nikoloilta
allative		Nikolalle	Nikoloille
essive		Nikolana	Nikoloina
translative		Nikolaksi	Nikoloiksi
abessive		Nikolatta	Nikoloitta
instructive		—	Nikoloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Nikola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikolani Nikolani accusative nom. Nikolani Nikolani gen. Nikolani genitive Nikolani Nikoloideni Nikoloitteni Nikolaini rare partitive Nikolaani Nikoloitani inessive Nikolassani Nikoloissani elative Nikolastani Nikoloistani illative Nikolaani Nikoloihini adessive Nikolallani Nikoloillani ablative Nikolaltani Nikoloiltani allative Nikolalleni Nikoloilleni essive Nikolanani Nikoloinani translative Nikolakseni Nikoloikseni abessive Nikolattani Nikoloittani instructive — — comitative — Nikoloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikolasi Nikolasi accusative nom. Nikolasi Nikolasi gen. Nikolasi genitive Nikolasi Nikoloidesi Nikoloittesi Nikolaisi rare partitive Nikolaasi Nikoloitasi inessive Nikolassasi Nikoloissasi elative Nikolastasi Nikoloistasi illative Nikolaasi Nikoloihisi adessive Nikolallasi Nikoloillasi ablative Nikolaltasi Nikoloiltasi allative Nikolallesi Nikoloillesi essive Nikolanasi Nikoloinasi translative Nikolaksesi Nikoloiksesi abessive Nikolattasi Nikoloittasi instructive — — comitative — Nikoloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikolamme Nikolamme accusative nom. Nikolamme Nikolamme gen. Nikolamme genitive Nikolamme Nikoloidemme Nikoloittemme Nikolaimme rare partitive Nikolaamme Nikoloitamme inessive Nikolassamme Nikoloissamme elative Nikolastamme Nikoloistamme illative Nikolaamme Nikoloihimme adessive Nikolallamme Nikoloillamme ablative Nikolaltamme Nikoloiltamme allative Nikolallemme Nikoloillemme essive Nikolanamme Nikoloinamme translative Nikolaksemme Nikoloiksemme abessive Nikolattamme Nikoloittamme instructive — — comitative — Nikoloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikolanne Nikolanne accusative nom. Nikolanne Nikolanne gen. Nikolanne genitive Nikolanne Nikoloidenne Nikoloittenne Nikolainne rare partitive Nikolaanne Nikoloitanne inessive Nikolassanne Nikoloissanne elative Nikolastanne Nikoloistanne illative Nikolaanne Nikoloihinne adessive Nikolallanne Nikoloillanne ablative Nikolaltanne Nikoloiltanne allative Nikolallenne Nikoloillenne essive Nikolananne Nikoloinanne translative Nikolaksenne Nikoloiksenne abessive Nikolattanne Nikoloittanne instructive — — comitative — Nikoloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nikolansa Nikolansa accusative nom. Nikolansa Nikolansa gen. Nikolansa genitive Nikolansa Nikoloidensa Nikoloittensa Nikolainsa rare partitive Nikolaansa Nikoloitaan Nikoloitansa inessive Nikolassaan Nikolassansa Nikoloissaan Nikoloissansa elative Nikolastaan Nikolastansa Nikoloistaan Nikoloistansa illative Nikolaansa Nikoloihinsa adessive Nikolallaan Nikolallansa Nikoloillaan Nikoloillansa ablative Nikolaltaan Nikolaltansa Nikoloiltaan Nikoloiltansa allative Nikolalleen Nikolallensa Nikoloilleen Nikoloillensa essive Nikolanaan Nikolanansa Nikoloinaan Nikoloinansa translative Nikolakseen Nikolaksensa Nikoloikseen Nikoloiksensa abessive Nikolattaan Nikolattansa Nikoloittaan Nikoloittansa instructive — — comitative — Nikoloineen Nikoloinensa

Statistics

• The surname Nikola belongs to 241 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Alinko, Ilanko, Inkola, alkion, kaloin, kilona, kolani, kolina, lainko, lakion, lakoin, lianko, linkoa, loikan, lokain, lokani, lokina, olkain, olkani, olkina

Maltese

Alternative forms

• Niklaw, Niklusi, Nikol, Kola, Nikajli

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian Nicola and/or Italian Nicola, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νῑκόλᾱος (Nīkólāos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪˈkɔː.la/

Proper noun

Nikola m

1. a male given name from Sicilian [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Nicholas

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Nicole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲiˈkɔ.la/

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• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Syllabification: Ni‧ko‧la

Proper noun

Nikola f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Nicole

Declension

Declension of Nikola

	singular	plural
nominative	Nikola	Nikole
genitive	Nikoli	Nikol
dative	Nikoli	Nikolom
accusative	Nikolę	Nikole
instrumental	Nikolą	Nikolami
locative	Nikoli	Nikolach
vocative	Nikolo	Nikole

Further reading

• Nikola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǐkola/
• Hyphenation: Ni‧ko‧la

Proper noun

Nìkola m (Cyrillic spelling Нѝкола)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas

Declension

Declension of Nikola

	singular
nominative	Nikola
genitive	Nikole
dative	Nikoli
accusative	Nikolu
vocative	Nikola
locative	Nikoli
instrumental	Nikolom

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikɔɫa/

Proper noun

Nikola f (genitive singular Nikoly, nominative plural Nikoly, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Nicholas

Declension

Declension of Nikola

	singular	plural
nominative	Nikola	Nikoly
genitive	Nikoly	Nikol
dative	Nikole	Nikolám
accusative	Nikolu	Nikoly
locative	Nikole	Nikolách
instrumental	Nikolou	Nikolami

Further reading

• “Nikola”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024