Names

Created by Charles Dickens for the title character in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839). He probably based it on Nicol, a medieval vernacular form of Nicholas, with the common English place name suffix -by, which is derived from Old Norse býr meaning “farm, settlement”.

People with the name Ardinia have a deep inner desire for love and companionship, and want to work with others to achieve peace and harmony.

Means “son of Nicholas”. A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-).

People with the name Ardine have a deep inner desire for a stable, loving family or community, and a need to work with others and to be appreciated.

Derived from the given name Nichol.

People with the name Ardine have a deep inner desire for a stable, loving family or community, and a need to work with others and to be appreciated.

Derived from the given name Nichol.

People with the name Ardina have a deep inner desire to inspire others in a higher cause, and to share their own strongly held views on spiritual matters.

From the Italian word nicchio meaning “shell”, possibly a nickname for people related to the sea.

People with the name Ardi have a deep inner desire to use their abilities in leadership, and to have personal independence. They would rather focus on large, important issues, and delegate the details.