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Nicolette

Girl name · 10 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Nicolette: 10 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 4 births in 1974.

Nicolette is the French feminine diminutive of Nicolas, ultimately from the Greek *Nikolaos*, meaning “victory of the people” (*nike* for victory, *laos* for people). The name is perhaps most famously borne by Nicolette Larson, the American singer whose 1978 hit “Lotta Love” became a soft-rock staple, and by the fictional Nicolette in the 13th-century French romance *Aucassin et Nicolette*, a tale of star-crossed lovers. There’s no direct Scottish place connection, but the root Nicolas gives rise to places like San Nicolás and St Nicholas churches worldwide. While Nicole is the more common English variant, Nicolette carries a distinctly French, lyrical charm—and saw modest use in Scotland from the 1970s onward, peaking in the 1980s.