The baby name Nicolina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: nih-KOH-LEE-nuh (IPA: /ˌnɪkoʊˈliːnə/); Italian: nee-koh-LEE-nah (IPA: /nikoˈliːna/).
Nicolina is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Nicolina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: nih-KOH-LEE-nuh (IPA: /ˌnɪkoʊˈliːnə/); Italian: nee-koh-LEE-nah (IPA: /nikoˈliːna/).
Nicolina is Greek in Origin.
Nicolina is a Romance and Northern European elaboration of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos (nike “victory” + laos “people”). In Italian it functions as a feminine diminutive formed with -ina, paralleling Nicoletta, and traveled through Latin Nicolaus into many vernaculars. The name signals the widespread medieval and early‑modern cult of St. Nicholas that seeded families of Nic‑ names across Europe.
Documented in Italian and Scandinavian records since at least the 18th–19th centuries, Nicolina appears in southern Italy and among Italian‑diaspora communities, with sporadic use in Sweden and Denmark alongside Nicoline. It remains rare in the English‑speaking world but enjoys occasional vintage‑styled revivals. Variants and cognates include Nicoletta, Nicolette, Nicole, Nicola, Nicoline, and South Slavic Nikolina; masculine counterparts are Nicholas, Nicola, and Niccolò. Short forms range from Niki/Nica to Lina and Nina. The core meaning, “victory of the people,” lends the name a warm, communal strength.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| CY | 0 | #58 | 3 | 1,632 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #90 | 3 | 865 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #107 | 15 | 3,755 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #150 | 4 | 3,773 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #172 | 8 | 1,568 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #245 | 5 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| France | Girls | 1971 | #308 | 4 | 1,352 |
| Canada | Girls | 1993 | #308 | 5 | 2,282 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #368 | 24 | 1,368 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #414 | 2,541 | 9,415 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #530 | 7 | 6,731 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #636 | 103 | 3,895 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IT | 0 | #661 | 54 | 4,183 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #805 | 34 | 4,949 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #897 | 20 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #936 | 20 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #986 | 7 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,124 | 18 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,454 | 18 | 10,046 |
Nicolina is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:
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