English
Alternative spellings
Nicolas
rare, nonstandard: Nickolas, Nikolas
Etymology
From the Greek name �ικολαο� (Nikolaos) which meant "victory of the people"; from Ancient Greek νικά� (conquer) and λα�� (people) - or νικη (victory) and λαο� (people).
Proper noun
en-proper noun (plural Nicholases)
- given name|male|from Greek. Best known for a legendary St. Nicholas, associated with Father Christmas.
Related terms
variants:Colin, Claus, Klaus
pet forms:Nick, Nicky, Nico
medieval forms: Nicol, Nichol
feminine forms: Nicola, Nicole, Nicki, Nikki
Translations
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Albanian: Nikolla or Nishi
Arabic: Nicola or ����ا.
Armenian: Õ�Õ«Õ¯Õ¸Õ²Õ¡ÕµÕ¸Õ½ (Nikoghayos) or Õ�Õ«Õ¯Õ¸Õ²Õ¸Õ½ (Nikoghos)
Bulgarian: �икола <!--diminutive: �ол�о-->, �иколай <!--diminutive: �ики-->
Catalan: Nicolau, Micolau
Croatian: Nikola, Niko
Czech: Mikuláš m, Mikoláš, Nikola m
Chinese: å°¼å�¤è�� (NÃgÅlái)
Danish: Niels, Niklas
Dutch: Nicolaas
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Finnish: Niilo, Niko
French: Nicolas <!--diminutive: Nico>
German: Nikolaus
Georgian: ������� (Nikoloz)
Greek: �ικ�λαο� (Nikolaos)<!-- diminutive: �ίκο� (Nikos)-->
Hungarian: Miklós
Icelandic: Nikulás
Irish: NÃoclas
Italian: Nicola, Niccolò
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Japanese: ���� (Nikorasu)
Korean: ���� (Nikolaseu)
Latin: Nicolaus
Latvian: Nikl�vs
Lithuanian: Mikalojus, Mikas
Luxembourgish: Nicolas <!--diminutive: Nico, Nic, Neckel, Nekkel-->
Norwegian: Nils
Polish: Miko�aj<!-- diminutive: Miko�ajek, Miku�-->
Portuguese: Nicolau, NÃcolas
Romanian: Nicolae <!--diminutive: Nicu, Nicu�or, Culiţ�, Lae-->
Russian: �иколай (Nikolai) <!--diminutive: �ол�-->
Scottish: Nicol <!--diminutives: Col, Colin-->
Scottish-Gaelic: Neacail
Slovak: Mikuláš m
Serbian: �икола (Nikola)
Spanish: Nicolás <!--diminutive: Nico-->
Swedish: Nils, Niklas
Thai: �ิ��ลัส
Ukrainian: �икола (Mykola); old style: �иколай (Mykolai)<!-- diminutive: ����ко (Mis�ko), �ол� (Kola)-->
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Derived terms
Santa Claus
Sinterklaas
Category:Greek derivations
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