Meaning and origin of Nicholas

Origin: Greek

Meaning: People's victory. St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children, sailors, and pawnbrokers - Santa Claus is based on this saint.


Origin: Shakespearean

Meaning: 'King Henry the Eighth' Sir Nicholas Vaux.
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Meaning and origin of Nicholas

The boy's name Nicholas \n(i)-cho-las\ is pronounced NIK-oh-lus. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "victorious people". Biblical: one of seven "qualified men" in the first-century Christian congregation. Saint Nicholas (fourth century) is known as the patron saint of Greece and Russia, children, scholars, sailors, and pawnbrokers, and (via his Dutch name, Sinte Klaas) the original Santa Claus. Five popes and two emperors of Russia have borne the name. Nicholai, Nicolai, Niklos are Slavic forms; Nickolaus, Nikolaus are German; Nikolai is Polish, Russian; Niccolo, Nicoli, Nicolo are Italian; Nikolos is Greek. Theatre director Nikos Psacharapolous; Dicken's novel "Nicholas Nickleby"; actors Nicholas Cage, Nikolas Grace, Nicol Williamson; composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli.

Nicholas has 59 variant forms: Claas, Claes, Claus, Colas, Cole, Colet, Colin, Collin, Klaas, Klaes, Klaus, Nic, Nicanor, Niccolo, Nichol, Nicholai, Nicholaus, Nichole, Nicholl, Nichols, Nick, Nickey, Nickie, Nicklas, Nickolas, Nickolaus, Nicky, Nicol, Nicola, Nicolaas, Nicolai, Nicolao, Nicolas, Nicolaus, Nicolay, Nicolet, Nicoli, Nicolis, Nicoll, Nicollet, Nicolls, Nicolo, Nik, Niki, Nikita, Nikki, Nikkolas, Nikkolay, Nikky, Niklaas, Niklas, Niklos, Nikolai, Nikolas, Nikolaus, Nikolay, Nikolos, Nikos and Nilos.

For more information, see also related names Coll, Coulson, Nels and Nixon.

A baby name that sounds like Nicholas is Nigellus.

Nicholas is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Origin and meaning of Nicholas

Nicholas
Greek
Male
victorious people
Meaning&Origin
Nicholas is a Greek boys name.
The meaning of the name is `victorious people `.
Where is it used?
The name Nicholas is mainly used in English and in French.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Nils (In Swedish)
Nicolao (In Spanish)
Nicolás (In Spanish)
Mikolás (In Slovak and in Czech)
Nikola (In Serbian, Croatian and in Hungarian)
Neacel (In Scottish)
Nicol (In Scottish)
Nikolai (In Russian)
Nicolae (In Romanian)
Nicolau (In Portuguese)
Mikolaj (In Polish)
Nicola (In Italian)
Nicolò (In Italian)
Niccolò (In Italian)
Miklós (In Hungarian)
Nikolaus (In German)
Niklaus (In German)
Nickolaus (In German)
Klaes (In Frisian)
Nicolas (In French)
Niko (In Finnish)
Niilo (In Finnish)
Nikolao (In Esperanto)
Nikolas (In English and in Greek)
Nickolas (In English)
Nikolaas (In Dutch)
Niels (In Danish and in Dutch)
Mikulás (In Czech)
Nikolaos (In Ancient Greek and in Greek)
For opposite sex use:
In Romanian: Nicoleta (F)
In Greek: Nikoleta (F)
In French and in English: Nicole (F)
In English: Nicola (F)
If it's too long people might use:
In Scottish and in English: Colin
In Italian: Nico
In German and in Dutch: Klaas
In German: Klaus
In German: Claus
In Finnish: Launo
In English: Dominic
In English: Nick
In English: Nic
See also
In Swedish: Nels
In Scottish: Cailean
In Scottish: Nichol
In Russian: Kolya
In Russian: Mikula
In Italian: Nicoletta (F)
In French: Colette
In French: Nicolette (F)
In Esperanto: Nichjo (M)
In English, Italian and in Portuguese: Veronica
In English: Nicky (B)
In English: Nichole
In English: Nikki
In English: Collin
In English: Nikole
In the bible and in English: Nicodemus
In Ancient Roman, English, German and in the bible: Cornelius
Statistics
The name Nicholas was given to 19457 babies in the USA in 2004. Nicholas was the number 16 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 18226 babies making it the number 13 name that year.
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