# Nichols

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnɪkəlz/ · frequency rank #13,389

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
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6. A number of places in the United States:
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## Etymology
From Nichol, medieval vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **Nicol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nichols-vs-nicol)
- **Nicole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nichols-vs-nicole)
- **Nicola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nichols-vs-nicola)
- **Nicolas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nichols-vs-nicolas)
- **Nickels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nichols-vs-nickels)
- **Nicholson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nichols-vs-nicholson)
- **nachos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nachos-vs-nichols)
- **Nicholas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicholas-vs-nichols)
- **Nicholls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicholls-vs-nichols)

## Common misspellings (10)
`inchols`, `ncihols`, `nicchols`, `nichhols`, `nichlos`, `nicholss`, `nichosl`, `nicohls`, `nihcols`, `nnichols`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nichols