Veronica?

Anonymous wrote:I know a Nichelle, but can't say I'm crazy about the name. There's also Nicolina.

I agree about dropping the letter H. Nicolette or Nicole are the best but I wouldn't use either as a first name.

"Nichelle"? A made up name or parent confused "n" with "m".

Anonymous wrote:Nikita (or Nickita, but I prefer with the the dropped C).

I'm under the impression that the "Nic" originally comes from Nike, as in Athena Nike (Athena in the form of the ancient greek goddess of Victory). (I know, a tangent, but how cool is that)

I really wanted to name our DD Nikita (this was before the show). Nikita is a boy's name in Russia but sounds very girly (along with another one, Sasha) and in retrospect, I still cannot remember why I didn't do this. You could even use Kitty as a nickname.

Nicolette without the "h"--I know a little girl by that name…uncommon and beautiful. Ha! And you could nickname her Nikita.

Nicholette looks like Nicorette gum.

I'd go with Nicole or Noelle, or a different first name and use Nicholas as a middle name (it'd work since it could easily be a maiden name or family name).

Nicholas means victory of the people. You could go with Victoria for victory.

Anonymous wrote:In some Eastern Orthodox countries (e.g., Bulgaria, Serbia) Nina is used as a feminine form of Nicholas. There is a St. Nina - her name is considered to be a form of Nicholas (very important Orthodox saint).

We use Nikolina or even Ines for nickname Nina.

In England Nicola is fairly common as a female name.

In some Eastern Orthodox countries (e.g., Bulgaria, Serbia) Nina is used as a feminine form of Nicholas. There is a St. Nina - her name is considered to be a form of Nicholas (very important Orthodox saint).

Nicoletta. The H looks weird. Nicola is a boy's name in Italian, for what it's worth.

Go with Noelle and save Nicholas in case you have a boy. Or go with any N name, or for a middle name. Lots of ways to honor him. I like the idea of maybe Nichols for a middle name, such as Sophia Nichols Smith or Elizabeth Nichols Anderson

I know a Nichelle, but can't say I'm crazy about the name. There's also Nicolina.

I agree about dropping the letter H. Nicolette or Nicole are the best but I wouldn't use either as a first name.

Nikita (or Nickita, but I prefer with the the dropped C).

Nicolette, no H is the best of the three.

I'd drop the H. I think your family will get you are honoring the relative even if you spell Nicole without the H. Same with Nicola. Which I love as I had a friend in high school who was from London named Nicola and her name always sounded so pretty.

Nichole
Nicholette
Nichola

Any others I'm missing? I'd love to honor a relative, Nicholas, perhaps with our baby girl's middle name. She'll also be born near Christmas... but I'm not super-crazy about any of these. Maybe Nichola is the best of the three. I like Nicholas for a boy but we only plan to have one more child after this so may never get a boy.