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Nicholas
Victory of the people
Origin
Greek
Used in
en
Origin and meaning of Nicholas
Nicholas comes from the Greek Nikólaos, from níkē 'victory' and laós 'people' — 'victory of the people'. It owes its enormous fortune to Saint Nicholas, bishop of Myra and generous protector of children, from whom the figure of Santa Claus arose. It is a classic of the English-speaking world, with countless variants: Nicola in Italian, Nicolás in Spanish, Nikolai in Russian. It evokes generosity, protection and success shared with one's people.
Variants around the world
How Nicholas is said in other languages.
NicolaNicolásNicolasNikolai
Famous people
- San Nicola— saint
- Nicolaus Copernicus— astronomer
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