Nicholson
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Nicholson is a surname of northern English
and Scottish
origin. It is a patronymic form of the given name Nichol
, which was a common medieval form of Nicholas
.
Hong Kong
United States
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
origin. It is a patronymic form of the given name Nichol
Nichol
Nichol is a surname, and may refer to* B. P. Nichol, Canadian poet* Caleb Nichol, fictional character from The O.C.* Gene Nichol, former College of William & Mary president* Hailey Nichol, fictional character from The O.C....
, which was a common medieval form of Nicholas
Nicholas
Nicholas or Nikolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος , a combination of the words for "victory" and "people" . The name can be understood to mean victory of the people or "power of the people"...
.
People
- A. Nicholson (rugby league player), Australian rugby league footballer
- Aideen NicholsonAideen Nicholson-Background:Aideen Nicholson was born in Dublin, Ireland. She was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and later at the London School of Economics.A social worker by profession, Nicholson worked at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, taught at George Brown College and the University of...
(born 1927), Irish-born Canadian politician - A. J. NicholsonA. J. NicholsonA.J. Nicholson is an American football linebacker who played in both the NFL and Arena Football League, with the Green Bay Blizzard. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
(born 1983), American football linebacker - Alexander Malcolm NicholsonAlexander Malcolm NicholsonAlexander Malcolm Nicholson was a Canadian clergyman, farmer and politician.Nicholson served as a United Church of Canada minister at Hudson Bay Junction, Saskatchewan and had a farm in Sturgis, Saskatchewan...
(1900–1991), Canadian clergyman, farmer, and politician - Alfred O. P. NicholsonAlfred O. P. NicholsonAlfred Osborn Pope Nicholson , a Tennessee Democratic politician and lawyer, was twice a United States Senator from that state.-Biography:...
(1808–1876), United States Senator from Tennessee - Alistair NicholsonAlistair NicholsonAlistair "Big Jack" Nicholson is a former Australian rules footballer, who played with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
(born 1978), Australian rules footballer - Archibald Keightley NicholsonArchibald Keightley NicholsonArchibald Keightley Nicholson was an English 20th century ecclesiastical stained-glass maker. His father was Charles Nicholson and his two brothers, Charles and Sydney, were a church architect and church musician respectively....
(1871–1937), British ecclesiastical stained-glass maker - Barry NicholsonBarry NicholsonBarry Nicholson is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Preston North End.-Early years:...
(born 1978), Scottish footballer - Ben NicholsonBen NicholsonBenjamin Lauder "Ben" Nicholson, OM was a British painter of abstract compositions , landscape and still-life.-Background and Training:...
(1894–1982), English abstract painter (married to Winifred Nicholson) - Bill Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Bob Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Sir Charles NicholsonCharles NicholsonSir Charles Nicholson, 1st Baronet was a British-Australian politician, university founder, explorer, pastoralist, antiquarian and philanthropist...
(1808–1903), British–Australian politician - Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson (1867–1949), British ecclesiastical architect
- Christopher NicholsonChristopher NicholsonChristopher Nicholson was a leading British architect and designer of the early Modern Movement in Britain. His most notable works of the 1930s were comparable to the advanced modern abstract style of his older brother, the artist Ben Nicholson, OM, .-Early life and education:The son of artists...
(1904–1948), British architect and designer - Claude NicholsonClaude NicholsonClaude Nicholson was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League Competition.Nicholson played for the Eastern Suburbs side in the 1913 season, the year the club won its third successive premiership.-References:...
, Australian rugby league footballer - Claude Nicholson, (1898–1943) British Brigadier, in command of Calais during the Siege of Calais (1940)Siege of Calais (1940)The Siege of Calais was a battle for the port and town of Calais during the German blitzkrieg which overran northern France in 1940. It immediately preceded Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force through Dunkirk....
. - Danell NicholsonDanell NicholsonDanell Nicholson was an American Olympian and a boxer in the heavyweight division.-Amateur career:Nicholson was a member of the 1992 United States Olympic Team as a Heavyweight...
(born 1967), American boxer - David Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Donte NicholsonDonte NicholsonDonte Lamar Nicholson is an American football safety who is currently a free agent, having most recently played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
(born 1981), American NFL football player - Edward Max NicholsonEdward Max NicholsonEdward Max Nicholson was a pioneering environmentalist, ornithologist and internationalist, and a founder of the World Wildlife Fund.-Early life:...
(1904–2003), British environmentalist and ornithologist - Elliot NicholsonElliot NicholsonElliot Tenint Nicholson was an English international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Birkenhead Park...
(1871-1953), English rugby union player - Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (born 1941), British politician
- Francis NicholsonFrancis NicholsonFrancis Nicholson was a British military officer and colonial administrator. His military service included time in Africa and Europe, after which he was sent as leader of the troops supporting Sir Edmund Andros in the Dominion of New England. There he distinguished himself, and was appointed...
(1655–1727/8), British military officer and colonial governor - Francis Nicholson (painter)Francis Nicholson (painter)Sir Francis Nicholson was a British artist. He worked in watercolour and oil, and is mainly known as a landscape artist.-Career:...
(1753–1844), British artist - Frank Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Geoff NicholsonGeoff NicholsonGeoff Nicholson is a British novelist and non-fiction writer. He was born in Sheffield and was educated at the Universities of Cambridge and Essex....
(born 1953), British novelist and short story writer - George Nicholson (printer) (1760–1825), British printer
- George Nicholson (footballer)George Nicholson (footballer)George Nicholson was an English professional footballer. He was born in Pelaw, Gateshead, County Durham.-Career:...
, English footballer - Sir Godfrey NicholsonGodfrey NicholsonSir Godfrey Nicholson, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament .A member of the family which founded London-based gin distillers J&W Nicholson & Co, Nicholson was a younger son of Richard Francis Harrison and a grandson of politician, William Nicholson...
(1901–1991), British Conservative Party politician - Harold James NicholsonHarold James NicholsonFor the English diplomat, author, diarist and politician, see Harold Nicolson.Harold James Nicholson is a former Central Intelligence Agency officer and a twice-convicted spy for Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service...
(born 1950), CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia - Jack NicholsonJack NicholsonJohn Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times, and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the...
, American actor - James W. NicholsonJames W. NicholsonRear Admiral James William Augustus Nicholson was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(1821–1887), U.S. Navy officer during Mexican-American War and Civil War - Jim Nicholson (U.S. politician)Jim Nicholson (U.S. politician)Robert James "Jim" Nicholson is an attorney, real estate developer, and a former Republican Party chairman. He was the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from January 26, 2005 until October 1, 2007.-Personal life:...
(born 1938), United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Joe NicholsonJoe NicholsonJoseph Robinson "Joe" Nicholson was an English professional footballer. He is most famous for playing for Cardiff City in the 1925 FA Cup Final.-Career:...
(1898-1978), English footballer - John Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Hopper NicholsonJoseph Hopper NicholsonJoseph Hopper Nicholson was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Maryland.Born in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, Nicholson graduated from Washington College in 1787 and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced, and also served as a member of the Maryland House of...
(1770–1817), American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Maryland - Joseph Shield NicholsonJoseph Shield NicholsonJoseph Shield Nicholson was an English economist, born at Wrawby, Lincolnshire.He was educated at King's College London, Edinburgh, Cambridge, and Heidelberg. He was private tutor at Cambridge and became professor of political economy at Edinburgh in 1880...
(1850–1927), English economist - Joyce NicholsonJoyce NicholsonJoyce Nicholson was an Australian author, business woman and a significant contributor to an Australian political organisation, the Women's Electoral Lobby....
(born 1919), Australian author - Julianne NicholsonJulianne NicholsonJulianne Nicholson is an American actress. She is known for having played Det. Megan Wheeler on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.-Early life:...
(born 1971), American actress - John Kenyon NicholsonKenyon NicholsonKenyon Nicholson was an American playwright and screenwriter.-Career:Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Nicholson was graduate of Wabash College. He relocated to New York to further his work as a playwright. His play, The Barker, was made into several movies under different titles and was one of...
, American playwright - Ken NicholsonKen Nicholson-Career:Nicholson is a video game developer and Windows graphics pioneer. He was the founder of GamePC Consortium and inventor of the technology used by Microsoft as the basis for Windows' DirectX graphics....
, video game developer and Windows graphics pioneer - Kevin Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Leonard NicholsonLeonard NicholsonLeonard Hanson Nicholson, OC, MBE served as the tenth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from May 1, 1951 to March 31, 1959....
(1904–1983), tenth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1951–1959) - Lorna Schultz NicholsonLorna Schultz NicholsonLorna Schultz Nicholson is a Canadian author of several children's books about sports.Raised in St. Catharines, Ontario, Nicholson obtained a B. Sc. in Human Performance from the University of Victoria. With her degree, she worked as the Fitness and Recreation Co-ordinator at the University of...
, Canadian children's writer - Lorraine NicholsonLorraine NicholsonLorraine Broussard Nicholson is an American actress.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Jack Nicholson and Rebecca Broussard, and has two older half-siblings: Jennifer Nicholson , Honey Hollman , and one younger brother: Ray Nicholson . She attended Brentwood School in Brentwood, CA...
, American actress, daughter of Jack Nicholson - Malcolm Wheeler-NicholsonMalcolm Wheeler-NicholsonMajor Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was an American pulp magazine writer and entrepreneur who pioneered the American comic book, publishing the first such periodical consisting solely of original material rather than reprints of newspaper comic strips...
(1890–1968), American pulp magazine writer and comic book pioneer - Matthew NicholsonMatthew NicholsonMatthew Nicholson is an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1998 and over 100 first-class games for New South Wales, Western Australia, Northamptonshire and Surrey....
(born 1974), Australian cricketer - Meredith NicholsonMeredith NicholsonMeredith Nicholson was a best-selling author from Indiana, United States, a politician, and a diplomat.-Biography:...
(1866–1947), American author and politician - Meredith Merle NicholsonMeredith Merle NicholsonMeredith Merle “Nick” Nicholson was an American cinematographer. He worked behind the camera on low-budget films of the 1950s, hit television series in the 1960s, and comedies, dramas, and made-for-TV movies in the 1970s and 1980s.In 1953, Nicholson, along with his two sons and three other...
(1913-2005), American cinematographer - Michael NicholsonMichael NicholsonMichael Nicholson OBE is an English journalist and former ITN Senior Foreign Correspondent.- Journalistic career :Born in Romford, Essex, Nicholson attended the University of Leicester. Nicholson was a war reporter for ITN, who reported from wars in Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Vietnam, Cambodia,...
(born 1937), English journalist - Myra NicholsonMyra NicholsonMyra Leviston "Nicky" Nicholson was the thrid oldest living Australian and the eleventh-oldest validated person in the world following the death of French doyenne Marie-Simone Capony on 15 September 2007.-Biography:...
(1894-2007), Australian supercentenarian - Nancy NicholsonNancy NicholsonNancy Nicholson was a British painter and fabric designer.Born Annie Mary Pryde Nicholson, she was the only daughter of the artists Sir William Nicholson and Mabel Pryde. She had three brothers, sculptor Ben Nicholson, architect Christopher Nicholson and Anthony, who was killed in action in 1918...
(1899–1977), British painter and fabric designer - Natalie NicholsonNatalie NicholsonNatalie Nicholson is an American curler. She currently plays second for Allison Pottinger....
(born 1976), American curler - Neil Nicholson (cricketer)Neil Nicholson (cricketer)Neil George Nicholson is an English former first-class cricketer, who played five games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1988 and 1989, when he also played in two one day games. He scored a total of 134 first-class runs at 26.80, with a best of 56 not out, and he also took five catches...
, (English cricketer) - Norman NicholsonNorman NicholsonNorman Cornthwaite Nicholson OBE, , was an English poet, known for his association with the Cumberland town of Millom...
(1914–1987), English poet - Parson NicholsonParson NicholsonThomas Clark "Parson" Nicholson was an infielder in Major League Baseball during the 19th century. He was born in and grew up in Blaine, Ohio...
(1863–1917), American Major League Baseball player - Paul Nicholson (ice hockey) (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey forward
- Paul Nicholson (industrialist)Paul Nicholson (industrialist)Sir Paul Douglas Nicholson, KCVO is an English industrialist and current Lord Lieutenant of County Durham.Nicholson was born in Co. Durham and educated at Harrow School and Clare College, Cambridge. Between Harrow and Cambridge, he was commissioned during National Service in The Coldstream Guards...
(born 1938), British industrialist - Paul Nicholson (darts player)Paul Nicholson (darts player)Paul Nicholson is a British born darts player, who holds Australian nationality. He aims to project the image of the 'bad boy of darts'- 2008-2009 :...
(born 1979), English-born Australian darts player - Peter Nicholson (architect)Peter Nicholson (architect)Peter Nicholson was a Scottish architect, mathematician and engineer. Largely self-taught, he was apprenticed to a cabinet-maker but soon abandoned his trade in favour of teaching and writing...
(1765–1844), British architect, engineer and mathematician - Peter Nicholson (cartoonist) (born 1946), Australian political cartoonist
- Reynold A. NicholsonReynold A. NicholsonReynold Alleyne Nicholson, or R. A. Nicholson, was an eminent English orientalist, scholar of both Islamic literature and Islamic mysticism, and widely regarded as one of the greatest Rumi scholars and translators in the English language.-Life:Son of paleontologist Henry Alleyne Nicholson,...
(1868–1945), British orientalist - Robert Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Roscoe NicholsonRoscoe NicholsonRoscoe Nicholson was a surveyor and early advocate of conservation, who played an important role in preserving forest land in the U.S. state of Georgia in the early 20th century....
(1887–1959), American surveyor and conservationist - Ross NicholsonRoss NicholsonRoss Nicholson is an association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.-International career:...
(born 1975), New Zealand football goalkeeper - Roxie NicholsonRoxie NicholsonRoxie Nicholson is a policy analyst currently working at the United States Department of Labor. She is considered an expert on welfare policy and has often been quoted by the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Weekly Standard and other media on welfare to work and poverty issues...
(born 1950), U.S. Department of Labor welfare policy analyst - Russ NicholsonRuss Nicholson-Career:Nicholson is best known for his work on the Fighting Fantasy gamebook series, in particular, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, and numerous Games Workshop products, including Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Warhammer 40,000 and to their magazine White Dwarf.Nicholson...
, British illustrator - Samuel Caldwell NicholsonSamuel Caldwell NicholsonSamuel Caldwell Nicholson was a British trade unionist.Nicholson was a compositor who became the Treasurer of the Manchester Typographical Society. In 1864, he was elected the first President of the Manchester and Salford Trades Council...
(died 1891), British trade unionist - Samuel D. NicholsonSamuel D. NicholsonSamuel Danford Nicholson was a United States Senator from Colorado. Born in Springfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, he attended the public schools there and moved to Michigan and then to Nebraska and later, in 1881, to Leadville, Colorado.Nicholson became interested in mining, and advanced from...
(1859–1923), United States Senator from Colorado - Seth Barnes NicholsonSeth Barnes NicholsonSeth Barnes Nicholson was an American astronomer.Nicholson was born in Springfield, Illinois and was raised in rural Illinois...
(1891–1963), American astronomer - Shane NicholsonShane NicholsonShane Michael Nicholson is an English retired professional footballer who played as a left back. He is now the rehabilitation and fitness coach at Chesterfield, after he announced his retirement from professional football in 2007.In his 21-year career Nicholson played for 8 clubs, played in 523...
(born 1970), English footballer - Skonk NicholsonSkonk NicholsonJames Mervyn Nicholson, better known as Skonk Nicholson, was a retired rugby coach and school master at Maritzburg College...
(born 1917), South African rugby coach - Stuart NicholsonStuart NicholsonStuart Ian Nicholson is a former professional footballer, currently playing for Northern League side Hebburn Town, where he has played as a striker since joining them from Birtley Town in October 2010....
(1987), English footballer - Sir Sydney NicholsonSydney NicholsonSir Sydney Hugo Nicholson was an English choir director, organist and composer, now chiefly remembered as the founder of the Royal School of Church Music . He was born in London and educated at Rugby School, New College, Oxford and the Royal College of Music...
(1875–1947), English choir directory, organist, composer, founder of the Royal College of Music - Thomas NicholsonThomas NicholsonThomas Nicholson is a health educator and drug policy specialist. He was reportedly included on President Obama's shortlist of candidates for the appointment as the nation's "drug czar" and was endorsed for the position by numerous public health groups. He has coordinated the DRUGNET Study, an...
American health educator - Tony NicholsonTony NicholsonAnthony George "Tony" Nicholson was an English cricketer: a medium-pace bowler who played county cricket for Yorkshire between 1962 and 1975...
(1938–1985), English cricketer - Viv NicholsonViv NicholsonVivian Nicholson became publicly known overnight within Great Britain in 1961 when she received £152,319 in a football-pools win and announced to the press that she was going to "spend, spend, spend"...
(born 1936), British gambling winner and tabloid target - William Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
- Winifred NicholsonWinifred NicholsonWinifred Nicholson was an English painter, a colourist who developed a personalized impressionistic style that concentrated on domestic subjects and landscapes. In her work, the two motifs are often combined in a view out of a window, featuring flowers in a vase or a jug.Nicholson was born in...
(née Roberts) (1893–1981), English painter (married to Ben Nicholson)
Places
Australia- Nicholson, VictoriaNicholson, VictoriaNicholson is a small town in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 295 km east of the state capital Melbourne. It is situated between the larger towns of Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance...
- Nicholson County, New South WalesNicholson County, New South WalesNicholson County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It contains the towns of Hillston, Goolgowi, Gunbar, Merriwagga, Goorawin and Langtree...
- Nicholson River (Victoria)Nicholson River (Victoria)The Nicholson River is a river in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, lying between the Mitchell and the Tambo Rivers. It has a length of .The river was named by Angus McMillan in 1839 after Charles Nicholson, who represented the Port Phillip District on the NSW Legislative Council and was later...
- Nicholson River (Western Australia)
- Nicholson Road, PerthNicholson Road, PerthNicholson Road is a major north-south road in the southeastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, connecting Albany Highway in Cannington with the large residential areas of Thornlie and Canning Vale, before leaving the Perth urban area and terminating in Oakford...
- Nicholson Street, MelbourneNicholson Street, MelbourneNicholson Street is a street in inner Melbourne. It is named after William Nicholson, then member of the Legislative Council, and later Premier of Victoria from 1859 to 1860.-Geography:...
Hong Kong
- Mount NicholsonMount NicholsonMount Nicholson is a tall mountain located on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.Camellia hongkongensis and Rhododendron hongkongensis, two plant species native to Hong Kong, are found on the mountain....
, Hong Kong Island
United States
- Nicholson, GeorgiaNicholson, GeorgiaNicholson is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2000 census.Nicholson is known for its "Daisy Festival" and several famous residents, including singer Kenny Rogers and Actress Tammy Luthi Retzlaff...
- Nicholson Island (Pennsylvania)Nicholson Island (Pennsylvania)Nicholson Island is an alluvial island in the Allegheny River in South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The island is situated across from Bethel Township.The elevation of Nicholson Island is 768 feet above sea level....
- Nicholson, Mississippi
- Nicholson, PennsylvaniaNicholson, PennsylvaniaNicholson is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 713 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nicholson is located at ....
- Nicholson Township, Fayette County, PennsylvaniaNicholson Township, Fayette County, PennsylvaniaNicholson Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,989 at the 2000 census. The Albert Gallatin Area School District serves the township....
- Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, PennsylvaniaNicholson Township, Wyoming County, PennsylvaniaNicholson Township is a township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,361 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.8 square miles , of which, 22.5 square miles of it is land and...
- Dr. Malcolm Nicholson FarmhouseDr. Malcolm Nicholson FarmhouseThe Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Farmhouse is a historic farmhouse in Havana, Florida, United States. It is located at 200 Coca Cola Avenue, on SR 12 west of Havana. On October 28, 1994, it was added to the U.S...
, historic farmhouse in Havana, Florida
Craters
- Nicholson craterNicholson craterNicholson is a meteorite crater in the Northwest Territories, Canada.It is 12.5 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 400 million years . The crater is not exposed at the surface.- References :...
, in Canada - Nicholson (lunar crater)Nicholson (lunar crater)Nicholson is a lunar impact crater located at the western limb. In this position it is subject to libration, which can limit observation. The crater is also viewed at a very oblique angle, so it is seen from the side when observed from the Earth. It is an irregular, somewhat pear-shaped formation...
- Nicholson (crater on Mars)
Other uses
- Crest NicholsonCrest NicholsonCrest Nicholson is a British housebuilding company based in Chertsey, Surrey.-History:The Company was founded by Bryan Skinner in 1963 as Crest Homes and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1968. One of the characteristics that differentiated Crest from most other housebuilders of the time was...
, British housebuilding company - Nicholson File, popular brand of tool used to shape various type of materials through the process of material removal
- Nicholson'sNicholson'sframe|right|A label from a bottle of Nicholsons' Brown AleNicholson's was a small, British brewery operating from 1840 to 1960 in Maidenhead, England.-History:...
, a brewery in Maidenhead from 1840-1960 - Nicholson v. Haldimand-Norfolk Reg. Police Commrs.Nicholson v. Haldimand-Norfolk Reg. Police Commrs.Nicholson v. Haldimand-Norfolk Reg. Police Commrs., [1979] 1 S.C.R. 311, is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Canadian administrative law. The decision was a landmark reform of administrative law, in which the Court significantly increased the degree of court intervention on...
, Supreme Court of Canada decision - USS NicholsonUSS NicholsonFour ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Nicholson, named in honor of the Nicholson family, James; Samuel; John; William; and James W.., was a Blakely-class torpedo boat, launched in 1901 and struck in 1909...
, several ships in the United States Navy - Nicholson Waterway Maps, a range of maps in the United Kingdom that covers Inland Waterways.
- Port Nicholson - former name of Wellington HarbourWellington HarbourWellington Harbour is the large natural harbour at the southern tip of New Zealand's North Island. New Zealand's capital, Wellington, is on the western side of Wellington Harbour. The harbour was officially named Port Nicholson until it assumed its current name in the 1980s.In Māori the harbour is...
, New Zealand