Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Greek : Victorious people Boy name variations Nicholas Nicolas Nikolas Nikolie Niko Nikolaus Nicklaus Nicola Nick Nicky Nikki Nikita Nickita Nikos Nikolai Nikola Nicholai Nicanor Nicos Nichols Nicolson Nicol Nicolo Nikolos Nicko Nicodemus Nils Niles Nixon Cole Colin Colet Claus Klaus Klas Klaas Miklós How Popular Is The Name Nichol Family name origins & meanings English and Scottish : from the northern Middle English personal name Nicol or its Gaelic equivalent (see Nicholas and McNichol).Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Nikolaus (see Nicholas).