From a medieval short form of Nicholas or from the byname Cola. "Nicholas" is from the Greek name Νικόλαος (Nikolaos) meaning "victory of the people", derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and λαός (laos) meaning "people". "Cola" is an Old English byname meaning "charcoal", originally given to a person with dark features.
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