Nicol Name Meaning

The name Nicolæ is of Romanian origin and is a variant of the name Nicolae, which is the Romanian form of Nicholas. Nicholas is derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), which means "victory of the people" or "people's triumph."

Famous personalities with the name Nicolæ or its variant Nicolae include Nicolae Ceaușescu, a Romanian communist politician who served as the General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party and President of Romania. He ruled Romania with an iron fist from 1965 until his overthrow and execution in 1989 during the Romanian Revolution.