For some reason some English folks simply can’t say my name. They turn Nicole into Nicola, which, while a very nice name, is not my name.

I noticed it when I was working here in the spring and now one of my recruiters insists on calling me Nicola.

My boss in America was from London and he would do a French singsong with my name, “Neee-cole” as a sort of jokie thing.
I’ve been called Cole, Colie, Nick, Nici, Nici T and Nickel-Dime by my Great-Great Uncle when I was a wee lass but never Nicola until here.

Given that Nicole is a rather popular name now and the close proximity to France, I don’t quite understand how it gets mixed up in people’s heads. Oh well.

This may be an apocryphal but according to my mother when I was little I was called Nici (with a k sound) until we moved and one day my mother was calling me to come in.

“Nici.”

I don’t show.

“Nici?”

No kid.

“NICI!!!!”

Definitely no kid.

“NICOLE DIANE THOMAS GET IN HERE RIGHT NOW!!!!!!”

I show up.

When asked why I hadn’t deemed to grace my mother with my presence earlier I said, “Nici lived in the old house. Nicole lives here.”

I’ve been Nicole ever since.

Like I said, I don’t know if that is a true story or not but I’m happy I wasn’t a Nici. *Nici in my head is the girl who sleeps with the football team. It’s like the name Chastity. Naming your brat **Chastity is guarantying her to be a slut.

* Nici or Nikki or Nicki is a lovely name and if this is your name, I am certain you are not a big slut. Please don’t take offense.

** Chastity is a lovely name and if this is your name, I am certain you are not a big slut. Please don’t take offense.

Oh, what are you kidding? You’re both big whores.

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