Greek · Boy name
Nicholas
“victory of the people”
About the name Nicholas
Nicholas comes from the Greek Nikolaos, formed from nike, victory, and laos, people. Saint Nicholas, a bishop of Myra in Asia Minor famed for secret gifts to the poor, is the patron of children and sailors, and his legend developed into the figures of Sinterklaas and Santa Claus. The Polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus, who proposed a sun-centred model of the universe, bore the Latinised form, and Nicholas was the name of the last tsar of Russia. Nicolas is the French spelling and Nikolai the Russian.
- Meaning
- victory of the people
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- NIK-uh-lus(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Nicolas
- Nikolas
- Nickolas
- Nikolaos
- Nikolai
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Middle names for Nicholas
- Nicholas James
- Nicholas Alexander
- Nicholas Edward
- Nicholas Thomas
- Nicholas William
Questions about Nicholas
- What does Nicholas mean?
- Nicholas is a Greek name meaning "victory of the people".
- How do you pronounce Nicholas?
- Nicholas is pronounced NIK-uh-lus, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Nicholas?
- Variants of Nicholas include Nicolas, Nikolas, Nickolas, Nikolaos, Nikolai.
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