Nicolette
Meaning of Nicolette
Nicolette twirls onto the scene like a flamenco dancer in a Paris café—light on her feet, yet impossible to ignore. She began in medieval France as the petite form of Nicole, itself rooted in the Greek phrase “nikē laos,” or “victory of the people,” so triumph is stitched right into her lace. Story-lovers picture her as the star-crossed heroine of the old romance “Aucassin et Nicolette,” slipping through moonlit gardens and outsmarting every guard. Modern ears hear her as sleek and sparkly—part songbird, part jet-setter—and she answers to playful nicknames like Nikki, Coco, or Lettie. Nicolette may sit modestly on today’s charts, but she carries a confetti cannon of charm wherever she goes.
Pronunciation
French
- Pronunced as nee-koh-LET (/ni.ko.lɛt/)
English
- Pronunced as nik-uh-LET (/nɪkəˈlɛt/)
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Notable People Named Nicolette
| Nicolette Larson was an American singer who worked with Neil Young in the late 1970s and topped the adult contemporary chart in 1978 with her version of his song Lotta Love. |
| Nicolette van Dam is a Dutch actress, model and TV host. |
| Nicolette Powell was an English socialite who married the 9th Marquess of Londonderry and later the musician Georgie Fame. |
| Nicolette is a Scottish singer songwriter of Nigerian heritage whose genre-blending electronica earned her acclaimed UK chart singles like Sly and No Government. |
| Nicolette Fay Sheridan - Nicolette Sheridan is a New Zealand nursing academic of Ngāpuhi descent who became a full professor at Massey University in 2019. |
| Nicolette Bird is an Indian model and actress known for the Bollywood films Rock On and Striker. |
