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Nikolaos
Victory of the people
Origin
Greek
Used in
el
Origin and meaning of Nikolaos
Nikolaos is the classical Greek form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikólaos, joining níkē 'victory' and laós 'people' — 'victory of the people.' Given in honour of Saint Nicholas of Myra, one of the most venerated bishops of the Christian East, it is a very common name in Greece and Cyprus, often shortened to Níkos. It blends strength and devotion and has been rooted in the Greek Orthodox tradition for centuries.
Variants around the world
How Nikolaos sounds in other languages.
NicholasNicolaNikolausNikolaiNicolas
Famous people
- San Nicola di Mira— saint
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