Nicola Family History
Nicola Name Meaning
Italian: from the male personal name Nicola from Greek Nikolaos (see Nicholas ). German (mainly Saarland) and French (Alsace and Lorraine): variant of Nicolai or Nicolas . In some cases also an American shortened (and altered) form of Greek Nikolas its variant Nicolas or of any of various derivatives of the personal name Nikola(o)s ‘Nicholas’. Compare Nicol . In some cases also an Americanized form of any of various Serbian Macedonian or Bulgarian patronymics from the personal name Nikola ‘Nicholas’; see Nickolas compare Nicolas .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022