Nicholas

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Nicholas
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "Victory of the people"

Nicholas is a male given name.

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[edit] Etymology and Origin

The male given name Nicholas is derived from the Greek Νικόλαος, Nikolaos, a combination of the words for "victory" (nikē) and "people" (laos). The name can be understood to mean victory of the people some say it means "power of the people". The name became popular through Saint Nicholas of Myra, the inspiration for Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in the USA). The normal English version of spelling "Nicholas", using an "h", is derived from one way of transliterating the diacritic on the 'o' of the original Greek word Νικόλαος. It is claimed to have first come into use in the 12th century and to have been firmly established by the time of the Reformation. Nonetheless, the spelling "Nicolas" without "h" is occasionally found in English speaking countries (e.g. Nicolas Cage). Nicholas is the 64th most common male name in the USA, comprising roughly 0.275% [verification needed] of the population, or 33,845 [verification needed] people.

[edit] Translations

  • Armenian: Նիկողայոս (Nikoghayos) or Նիկողոս (Nikoghos)
  • Bulgarian: Никола (diminutive: Кольо), Николай (diminutive: Ники)
  • Catalan: Nicolau, Micolau
  • Croatian: Nikola, Niko
  • Czech: Mikuláš
  • Danish: Niels, Nikolaj, Nikolai, Nicolai, Niclas
  • Dutch: Nicolaas, Niels, Nico, Nik (only male), Nikki (only female)
  • English: Nicholas, Nickolas, Nicolas, Nicol (medieval); diminutives: Nicky (male or female), Nicki (usually female), Nick (only male), Nikki (only female), Nic (male or female)
  • Estonian: Niguliste
  • Finnish: Niko, Niilo
  • French: Nicolas (diminutive: Nico)
  • German: Nicolas, Nikolaus (diminutive: Niki, Nickel; Swiss diminutive: Niggi), Niklaus, Niklas
  • Georgian: ნიკოლოზ (Nikoloz)
  • Greek: Nikolaos/Νικόλαος (diminutive: Nikos/Νίκος)
  • Hungarian: Miklós
  • Icelandic: Nikulás
  • Irish: Níoclas
  • Italian: Nicola, Niccolò
  • Latin: Nicolaus
  • Latvian: Niklāvs
  • Lithuanian: Mikalojus, Mikas
  • Norwegian: Nils
  • Polish: Mikołaj; diminutive: Mikołajek, Mikuś
  • Portuguese: Nicolau, Nicolas
  • Romanian: Nicolae
  • Russian: Николай (Nikolai) (diminutive: Коля)
  • Scottish: Nicol (diminutives: Col, Colin)
  • Scottish-Gaelic: Neacail
  • Slovak: Mikuláš
  • Serbian: Никола (Nikola)
  • Spanish: Nicolás (diminutive: Nico)
  • Swedish: Nils, Niclas, Nicklas, Niklas
  • Ukrainian: Микола (Mykola); old style: Миколай (Mykolai), Микита (Mykyta); diminutive: Місько (Mis’ko), Коля (Kola)

[edit] Derived forms

[edit] Female forms

[edit] Famous people with the name Nicholas

  • "Old Nick" can be a euphemism for The Devil but is not short for Nicholas, it is more likely derived from the German word "Nickel" meaning a goblin.[citation needed]

[edit] See also

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