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Nikola
Pronunciation Serbo-Croatian:
[nǐkola] Gender masculine (predominantly) and feminine Language(s)
Slavic
Name day 6 December [
O.S. 19 December] Language(s)
Greek Meaning victory of the people (from
Nikolaos ) Region of origin
Eastern Europe 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
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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 K, Nikola, reflects romanization of the Cyrillic spelling, while
Nicola reflects Italian usage.
Statistics
Serbia: male name. 5th most popular in 2011, 1st in 2001, 1st in 1991, 5th in 1981, 9th pre-1940.
[1]
Croatia: male name. 32,304 (2011),
[2] 26,986 (2021)
[3]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: male name.
Bulgaria: male name.
North Macedonia: male name.
Czech Republic: 22,567 females and 740 males (2002).
Poland: female name.
Slovakia: female name.
Slovenia: male name. 2003 males
[4]
People with the name
Arts
Music
Politics
Vlgdrag or monk Nikola (d. 1327), Serbian nobleman
Nikola Altomanović (fl. 1371–73), Serbian prince
Nikola Skobaljić (fl. 1454), Serbian general
Nikola Frankopan , Croatian ban
Nikola IV Zrinski , Croatian-Hungarian ban and hero of
Siege of Szigetvár
Nicholas I of Montenegro , King of Montenegro
Prince Nikola of Yugoslavia (1928–1954) , Serbian prince
Nikola, Crown Prince of Montenegro (born 1944), Montenegrin prince
Nikola Gruevski , Macedonian Prime minister
Nikola Jorgic , Bosnian Serb soldier
Nikola Karev , Macedonian revolutionary
Nikola Kavaja , Serbian anti-communists
Nikola Kljusev , Macedonian politician
Nikola Ljubičić , Serbian politician
Nikola Mandić , Croatian politician
Nikola Milošević (politician) , Serbian intellectual
Nikola Mushanov , Bulgarian politician
Nikola Pašić , Serbian politician and diplomat
Nikola Petkov , Bulgarian politician
Nikola Šećeroski , Serbian politician
Nikola Špirić , Bosnian Serb politician
Nikola Uzunović , Serbian politician
Nikola Vitov Gučetić , Ragusian statesman
Nikola Zhekov , Bulgarian military
Science
Sports
Nikola Brejchová , Czech athlete
Nikola Dragović , Serbian basketball player
Nikola Grbić , Serbian volleyball player
Nikola Jakšić , Serbian water polo player, Olympic champion
Nikola Jerkan , Croatian footballer
Nikola Jokić , Serbian basketball player
Nikola Jovanović , Montenegrin footballer
Nikola Jović , Serbian basketball player
Nikola Jovović , Serbian volleyball player
Nikola Jurčević , Croatian footballer
Nikola Kalinić , Serbian basketball player
Nikola Karabatić , French team handball player
Nikola Katić , Croatian football player
Nikola Kotkov , Bulgarian footballer
Nikola Kovachev , Bulgarian footballer
Nikola Kovačević , Serbian volleyball player
Niko Kranjčar , Croatian footballer
Nikola Kuljača , Serbian waterpolo goalkeeper
Nikola Lazetić , Serbian footballer
Nikola Lončar , Serbian basketball player
Nikola Maraš , Serbian footballer
Nikola Mijailović , Serbian footballer
Nikola Milojević , Serbian football goalkeeper
Nikola Milošević , Serbian football midfielder
Nikola Mirotić , Spanish basketball player of Montenegrin descent
Nikola Nikezić , Montenegrin footballer
Nikola Nikić , Bosnian Serb footballer
Nikola Nimac , Croatian racer
Nikola Peković , Montenegrin basketball player
Nikola Petroff , Bulgarian wrestler
Nikola Pilić , Yugoslav Croat professional tennis player
Nikola Rosić , Serbian volleyball player
Nikola Soldo , Croatian footballer
Nikola Stojić , Serbian rower
Nikola Sudová , Czech freestyle skier
Nikola Vignjević , Serbian footballer
Nikola Vlašić , Croatian footballer
Nikola Vučević , Montenegrin basketball player
Nikola Vujčić (born 1978), Croatian basketball player and
team manager of
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Nikola Žigić , Serbian footballer
Other
Nikola Modruški , Croatian catholic priest
Nikola Radosavljević , Serbian mass murderer
Nikola Stojanović (politician, born 1880) , a Serbian writer and politician (died 1964)
Nikola Stojanović (politician, born 1933) [
sr ] , a Serbian communist who served as the
Secretary of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (died 2020)
Nikola Stojanović (film director) [
sr ] (1942–2021), a Serbian director
Nikola Stojanović (footballer, born 1983) , Macedonian football defender
Nikola Stojanović (footballer, born 1995) , Serbian football midfielder and forward
Nicholas Nikola Ribic , Serbian-Canadian convicted for hostage-taking
Fictional characters
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