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Nicolina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nicolina

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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.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: English: nih-KOH-LEE-nuh (IPA: /ˌnɪkoʊˈliːnə/); Italian: nee-koh-LEE-nah (IPA: /nikoˈliːna/)

What is the meaning of the name Nicolina ?

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.

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Nicolina – Popularity by country

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:

Sweden
United States
France
AE
AR

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People also ask about Nicolina

Nicolina is predominantly a girl's name.
Nicolina is a 4 syllable name, pronounced English: nih-KOH-LEE-nuh (IPA: /ˌnɪkoʊˈliːnə/); Italian: nee-koh-LEE-nah (IPA: /nikoˈliːna/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Niccolina, Nicoline, Nicoletta, Nikoleta, Nikolina and Nicoleen.
Across languages, Nicolina has these equivalents: Nicole (English/French), Nicola (Italian), Nikolína (Czech/Slovak), Nikolina (Croatian/Serbian), Nikoleta (Slavic/Greek), and 1 more.
Yes — Nicolina ranked #172 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Nicolina ranks highest in Sweden (#172 in 2022).
Nicolina's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #160 in 2012 to #172 in 2022 in Sweden.