Nicholas

Nicholas
Nicholas
Gender Meaning Origin Male Victory of the people Greek

Related names see below Derived (Nikolaos), a combination of Greek words "Victory" (; nik) and "People" (; laos)

Nicholas Miklos Mikoaj Mikul Nicola Nicolas Nicolau Nicolay Niccol Nikola Nikolay Nikolaj Klaus Nick Nico

The male given name Nicholas is derived from the Greek , Niklaos, a combination of the words for "victory" (; nk) and "people" (; las). The name can be understood to mean victory of the people or "power of the people". In addition, "laos" or "" in Greek, originates from the word root "-las", as found in the word "-" meaning "stone" or "rock" (in Greek Mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic deluge, by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on). The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the inspiration for Santa Claus. The customary English version of spelling "Nicholas", using an "h", first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the Reformation, though "Nicolas" is occasionally used. In 2006, Nicholas and its variations was the 17th most popular male name given to babies in the USA. Roughly 0.7151% of the baby boys born that year, or 15,414, were given that name. It is decreasing in popularity, from a high in 1997, when 27,248 US males were given the name Nicholas. That year was the most popular year for Nicholas since 1880, when U.S. records were kept for given names.[1] The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers.

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Male variations
Variations for males include[2] : Albanian: Nikoll, Nikolla, Nik, Klaus, Koll, Kol Basque: Nikola Belarusian: Mikalai (), Nikolai (), Kolya (), Mikola () Bulgarian: (Nikola), (Nikolay), (Niklen), (Niklitsa), (Kole), (Kolyo), (Kolyu) Catalan: Nicolau Chinese: Quku, N-j, Ngls Croatian: Nikola, Nikula, Mikola, Mikac, Mika, Niki, Niko, Mikula Czech: Mikol, Mikul, Nikola Danish: Claus, Klaus, Niels, Nicolai, Nicklaus, Nikolaus, Nikolaj, Nilaus, Nis, Nikolas Dutch: Nicolaas, Nikolaas, Klaas, Nico, Niek, Niels English: Nic, Nick, Nicky, Nik, Nicholas, Colin Esperanto: Nijo, Niko, Nikolao Estonian: Nigul Fijian: Niko Finnish: Launo, Niilo, Niklas, Niko French: Nicolas, Nico, Colas, Colin Irish: Niocls Georgian: - (Nikoloz), (Niko) German: Claus, Claas, Klaas, Klaus, Klas, Nickolaus, Nicolas, Nicolaus, Niklaus, Nikolaus, Nikolo, Niklas, Nico, Niko Greek: (Nikolaos), (Nikolas), (Nikos), (Nikolis), (Niketas) Hungarian: Mikls, Nikola, Nyikolj Galician: Niocls Italian: Niccol, Nico, Nicola, Nicol, Nicolas Japanese: Nikku, Nikkii, Nikorasu Korean: Nig, Niki, Nikollaseu Latin: Nicolaus Latvian: Nikolass, Nikolajs, Niks Lithuanian: Mikalojus Leonese language: Nicols, Nicu, Cols Low German: Nikolaas, Nicolaas, Klaas, Klaus Macedonian: (Nikola), (Kole), (Koljo), (Nikole), (Nikole) Malay: Nikk Norwegian: Niels Polish: Mikoaj, Mik, Mikolajek Portuguese: Nicolau, Nicolas Romanian: Neculai, Nicolae, Nicu, Nicuor, Niculae Russian: (Nikolai), (Nikita), (Kolya) Scottish Gaelic: Neacel, Nichol, Nicol, Caelan, Calen Serbian: (Nikola), (Nikolaj), (Nika), (Nikolica), (Nikica), (Niko), (Nikica)

Slovak: Mikul, Nikola, Mikol Slovene: Miklav, Niko, Nikolaj Spanish: Nicols, Nicolao

Nicholas Swedish: Nels, Niklas, Niclas, Nicklas, Nils, Klas, Claes Taiwanese (Traditional Chinese): Quku, N-j, Ngls Turkish: Nikola Ukrainian: (Mykola), (Mykolai), (Mykyta) West Frisian: Klaes

Female forms
Female forms include[2] : Bulgarian: (Nikolina), (Nikoleta), (Nikol), (Nina) Croatian: Nikolina, Nika, Nina Czech: Nikol, Nikoleta, Nikola, Nicol Dutch: Klasina, Klazina, Nicole, Nicolien, Nicolet, Nicoline Danish: Nikoline English: Nicole/Nichole/Nicolle/Nikole/Nikkole, Nicola/Nichola, Nicolette, Colette, Nicky/Nikki/Nicci French: Colette, Coline, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicoline German: Nicole, Nikole, Nicola, Nikola Greek: (Nk, a conflation with Nke), (Nikolta), (ikolna) Hungarian: Nikolett Italian: Nicoletta, Nicla, Nicole, Nicolina Macedonian: Nikolina Persian: Neeki (also spelt Niki when transliterated) Portuguese: Nicole Romanian: Niculina, Nicoleta, Nicolina, Nico Scottish: Nicola Serbian: Nikolija (archaic), Nikolina, Nikoleta Slovak: Nikola Slovene: Nika Spanish: Nicolasa, Nikoletta, Nicol Turkish: Nikol Ukrainian: (Mykhasja)

People known as Nicholas

Nicholas of Cusa Nicholas I of Montenegro, King of Montenegro Nicholas I of Russia Nicholas II of Russia Nicholas of Tolentino Nicholas is also the name of five popes (Pope Nicholas I, Pope Nicholas II, Pope Nicholas III, Pope Nicholas IV, and Pope Nicholas V), Antipope Nicholas V and four Patriarchs of Constantinople of which best known are Nicholas Mystikos, and Nicholas III Grammatikos Nicholas Tse (born 1980), Hong Kong singer and actor. Nicholas "Nick" Clegg (born 1967), British politician Nick Jonas (born 1992), Singer & Songwriter Nicholas Charles Sparks (born 1965), American novelist, screenwriter

Nicholas Sparks (politician) (1794-1862), American politician.

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Saints
Santa Claus equivalent of St. Nicholas Saint Nicholas The Duc Bui, one of the Vietnamese Martyrs Saint Nicholas of Flue Saint Nicholas of Japan Saint Nicholas of Myra, also known as Sinterklaas

References
[1] US Social Security Administration, http:/ / www. ssa. gov/ OACT/ babynames/ [2] Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names (http:/ / www. behindthename. com)

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