Nicole in Chinese

Nicole, written by sound

This is how Nicole is written by sound: in the news, on maps and in translated books. Each character is there for its sound, so their meanings don't add up to anything.

You'll also see 妮可, the everyday spelling.

But it isn't a Chinese name. Chinese parents choose a name for what it means, like the ones below.

Real Chinese names that sound like Nicole

Each one echoes the sound of Nicole and means something good on its own. Tap the buttons to hear a character, watch it written, or write it yourself.

More Chinese names for Nicole

Not as close to Nicole in sound, but each one is a real name with a meaning of its own.

Stroke order follows the mainland China standard; a few characters are written differently in Taiwan.

How Chinese names work

The family name comes first, and it is almost always one character: 王 Wáng, 李 Lǐ, 林 Lín. A few have two, like 欧阳 Ōuyáng.

The given name follows: one or two characters, chosen for what they mean. A virtue, a flower, a wish from the parents.

So with a family name in front, 妮妮 becomes a full name such as 林妮妮 (Lín Nīnī).

About the name Nicole

In the US, Nicole was the 17th most popular girls’ name of the 1990s. In England and Wales it was number 36 in 1996 and is number 412 in 2025.

Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).