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Nikos
Victory (Greek Nicholas)
Origin
Greek
Used in
el
Origin and meaning of Nikos
Nikos is the shortened Greek form of Nikolaos (Nicholas), from níkē, 'victory', and laós, 'people' — thus 'victory of the people'. Hugely popular in Greece, it recalls Saint Nicholas, the generous bishop who inspired Santa Claus. It is a crisp, friendly-sounding name; around the world it corresponds to Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas and Nikolai.
Variants around the world
How Nikos sounds in other languages.
NicholasNicolaNicolasNikolai
Famous people
- Nikos Kazantzakis— writer
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