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Nicholas

April 14, 2024

For other uses, see Nicholas (disambiguation) and Nicolas (disambiguation).

Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek Νικόλαος, Nikolaos. It originally derived from a combination of two Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In turn, the name means "victory of the people."

Nicholas
Pronunciation/ˈnɪkələs/
GenderMale
Origin
Language(s)Greek
MeaningVictory of the people
Other names
Derived
  • Ancient Greek: Νῑκόλᾱος, romanized: Nikólaos:
  • From νίκη, nī́kē 'victory' and λᾱός, lāós 'people'
Related namesMiklós, Nicander, Nicanor, Niccolò, Nickolas, Nico, Nicol, Nicola, Nicolaas, Nicolae, Nicolao, Nicolas, Nicolau, Nicolay, Nicole, Nicolle, Nikita, Niklas, Nikola, Nikolai, Nikolaos, Nikolas, Nikolaus, Nikolla, Nikollë, Nikos

The name has been widely used in countries with significant Christian populations, owing in part to the veneration of Saint Nicholas, which became increasingly prominent in Western Europe from the 11th century. Revered as a saint in many Christian denominations, the Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, and Anglican Churches all celebrate Saint Nicholas Day on December 6. In maritime regions throughout Europe, the name and its derivatives have been especially popular, as St Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. This remains particularly so in Greece, where St Nicholas is the patron saint of the Hellenic Navy.[1][2]

Origins edit

The name derives from the Ancient Greek: Νῑκόλᾱος, romanized: Nikólaos.[3] It is understood to mean 'victory of the people', being a compound of two Greek words, νίκη, nī́kē 'victory'[4] and λᾱός, lāós 'people'.[5] An ancient[5] paretymology (a false etymology) of the latter element, λᾱός, is that it originates from λᾶς, lâs (a contracted form of λᾶας, lâas), meaning 'stone' or 'rock'.[6] This is in reference to the story of Deucalion and Pyrrha from Greek mythology. As the sole survivors of a catastrophic deluge, they were able to repopulate the world by throwing stones behind them, over their shoulders, while they kept marching on. The stones formed men and women where they landed.

The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the inspiration for Santa Claus, but it predates said bishop by several centuries: the Athenian historian Thucydides for example, mentions that in the second year of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) between Sparta and Athens, the Spartans sent a delegation to the Persian king to ask for his help to fight the Athenians; a certain Nikolaos was one of the delegates.[7]

The customary English spelling Nicholas, using a ch, as though the word were spelled in Greek with a chi, first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the Reformation, although the spelling Nicolas is occasionally used.[citation needed]

In Scotland, until the late nineteenth century, fishing communities used Nicholas as a female name.[8][9]

Male variations edit

Variations for males include:[10][11]

Female forms edit

Female forms include:[10]

  • Bulgarian: Николина (Nikolina), Николета (Nikoleta), Никол (Nikol), Нина (Nina)
  • Czech: Nikol, Nikoleta, Nikola, Nicol
  • Dutch: Klasina, Klazina, Nicole, Nicolien, Nicolet, Nicoline
  • Danish: Nikoline
  • English: Nicole/Nichole, Nicola/Nichola
  • French: Colette, Coline, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicoline, Cosette
  • German: Nikol, Nikole, Nikola, Nicole, Nicola
  • Greek: Νίκη (Níkē, a conflation with Níke), Νικολέτα (Nikoléta), Νικολίνα (Νikolína)
  • Hungarian: Nikolett
  • Italian: Nicoletta, Nicole, Nicolina
  • Macedonian: Николина (Nikolina)
  • Norwegian: Nilsine, Nicoline
  • Polish: Nikola
  • Portuguese: Nicole
  • Romanian: Niculina, Nicoleta
  • Scottish: Nicola, Nicholas (Lowlands 18th/19th century)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Nikolija (archaic), Nikolina, Nikoleta
  • Slovak: Nikola, Nikoleta
  • Slovene: Nika
  • Spanish: Nicol, Nicoleta, Nicoletta, Nikol, Nicole.

People known as Nicholas edit

Single name (rulers, popes, patriarch and antipopes) edit

Given (first) name edit

Nobility edit

Saints edit

Surname edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . St. Nicholas Center. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ English, Adam C. (2012). "Death Is Only the Beginning". The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The true life and trials of Nicholas of Myra. Waco, Texas (USA): Baylor University Press. pp. 165–191. ISBN 978-1-60258-634-5.
  3. ^ "Saint Nicholas: The story behind the legendary figure that inspired the modern-day Santa". Newshub. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. ^ νίκη. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
  5. ^ a b λαός in Liddell and Scott.
  6. ^ λᾶας in Liddell and Scott.
  7. ^ Thucydides. "2.67". History of the Peloponnesian War. At the Perseus Project digital library.
  8. ^ "Details for the forename Nicholas". www.whatsinaname.net.
  9. ^ "Forenames: Ambiguous names". ScotlandsPeople. Gov.UK. Names that, today, we would normally associate with boys were occasionally (mainly in the North of Scotland) given to girls and vice versa, for example, Nicholas.
    • For an example of such use for females, see this description of a 1754 case of an executed woman, Nicholas Cockburn: Bennett, Rachel E. (December 2017). "Scottish Women and the Hangman's Noose". Capital Punishment and the Criminal Corpse in Scotland, 1740–1834. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 93–119. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-62018-3_4. ISBN 978-3-319-62017-6.
  10. ^ a b "Nicholas". Behind the Name.
  11. ^ "Nikolai". Nordic Names.
  12. ^ Makaleler. Turuk Dergisi.

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in reference to the story of Deucalion and Pyrrha from Greek mythology As the sole survivors of a catastrophic deluge they were able to repopulate the world by throwing stones behind them over their shoulders while they kept marching on The stones formed men and women where they landed The name became popular through Saint Nicholas Bishop of Myra in Lycia the inspiration for Santa Claus but it predates said bishop by several centuries the Athenian historian Thucydides for example mentions that in the second year of the Peloponnesian War 431 404 BC between Sparta and Athens the Spartans sent a delegation to the Persian king to ask for his help to fight the Athenians a certain Nikolaos was one of the delegates 7 The customary English spelling Nicholas using a ch as though the word were spelled in Greek with a chi first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the Reformation although the spelling Nicolas is occasionally used citation needed In Scotland until the late nineteenth century fishing communities used Nicholas as a female name 8 9 Male variations editVariations for males include 10 11 Afrikaans Nicolaas Niklaas Albanian Nikolas Nikolla Nikolle Nike Klaus Nikolin Kole Arabic نقولا Persian نیک Aragonese Nicolau Armenian Նիկողայոս Nikog h ayos Nigog h ayos Նիկողոս Nikog h os Nigog h os Asturleonese Nicolas Nicu Colas Basque Nikola Belarusian Mikalaj Mikalai Mikola Mikola Breton Nikolaz Bulgarian Nikola Nikola Nikolaj Nikolay Niklen Niklen Nikulica Nikulitsa Kole Kole Kolo Kolyo Kolyu Kolyu Catalan Nicolau Chuvash Mikulaj Croatian Nikola Nikolac Niko Nikolaj Czech Nikolas Nicolas Mikulas Dhivehi ނ ކ ލ ސ Danish Niklas Klaus Nikolas Niels Nicklas Nikolai Nicolai Nicolas Nikolaj Niclas Nilas Claus Nis Dutch Nikolaas Klaas Nicolas Nicolaas Niek Nico Niels Claas Claes Esperanto Niĉjo Niko Nikolao Estonian Nigulas Nicolas Nigul Mikk Niilo Finnish Niklas Niko Niilo Nikolai Nicolas Launo Nikol French Nicolas Nico Colin Colas Galician Nicolao Nicolau Georgian ნიკოლოზ Nikoloz ნიკო Niko ნიკა Nika კოლა Kola German Nikolaus Niklas Niklaus Nikolaus Nickolas Nicolas Nickolaus Nikolo Nicolaus Niko Nico Klaus Claus Klas Greek Nikolaos Nikolaos Nikolas Nikolas Nikos Nikos Nikolhs Nikolis Hungarian Miklos Nikolasz Klausz Mikulas only for Santa Claus Miko Mikes Miksa Icelandic Nikulas Nicolas Niels Nils Indonesian Nikolaus Nicholas Nikolas Irish Nioclas Italian Niccolo Nicolo Nicola Niccola Japanese ニコラス Nikorasu Latin Nicolaus Latvian Niklavs Klavs Nikolass Nikolajs Lithuanian Mikalojus Nikolajus Low German Nikolaas Klaus Nicolaas Klaas Luxembourgish Nicolas Macedonian Nikola Nikola Kole Kole Koљo Koljo Nikolche Nikolce Nikole Nikole Malay Nikkolas Maltese Nikola Maori Nikora Norwegian Nils Nikolai Nicolas Polish Mikolaj Mikolajek Nikolas Nicolas Mik Portuguese Nicolau Nicolas Nicola Romanian Nicolae Nicolas Nicușor Nicoară old variant inherited from Latin Neculai Niculae Nicu Russian Nikolaj Nikolai Kolya Kolya Nicolas Scottish Gaelic Neacel Nichol Nicol Caelan Calen Nicolas Serbian Nikola Niџa Niџo Niko Slovak Mikulas Nikolas Mikolas Nicolas Slovene Miklavz Niko Nikolaj Spanish Nicolas Nikolas Swedish Nels Niklas Niclas Nicklas Nils Klas Claes Nicolas Tongan Nikolasi Tatar Mikulaj Miqulay 12 Ukrainian Mikola Mykola Mikolaj Mykolai Upper Sorbian Miklaws West Frisian Klaes Yakut NukulajFemale forms editFemale forms include 10 Bulgarian Nikolina Nikolina Nikoleta Nikoleta Nikol Nikol Nina Nina Czech Nikol Nikoleta Nikola Nicol Dutch Klasina Klazina Nicole Nicolien Nicolet Nicoline Danish Nikoline English Nicole Nichole Nicola Nichola French Colette Coline Nicole Nicolette Nicoline Cosette German Nikol Nikole Nikola Nicole Nicola Greek Nikh Nike a conflation with Nike Nikoleta Nikoleta Nikolina Nikolina Hungarian Nikolett Italian Nicoletta Nicole Nicolina Macedonian Nikolina Nikolina Norwegian Nilsine Nicoline Polish Nikola Portuguese Nicole Romanian Niculina Nicoleta Scottish Nicola Nicholas Lowlands 18th 19th century Serbo Croatian Nikolija archaic Nikolina Nikoleta Slovak Nikola Nikoleta Slovene Nika Spanish Nicol Nicoleta Nicoletta Nikol Nicole People known as Nicholas editSingle name rulers popes patriarch and antipopes edit Antipope Nicholas V Nicholas I of Russia Nicholas II of Russia Nikola I Petrovic Njegos 1840 1921 King of Montenegro Patriarchs of Constantinople of which the best known are Nicholas Mystikos and Nicholas III Grammatikos Prince Nicholas of Romania 1903 1978 Pope Nicholas I Pope Nicholas II Pope Nicholas III Pope Nicholas IV Pope Nicholas VGiven first name edit Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade 1927 2013 Ghanaian judge Attorney General of Ghana from 1969 to 1971 Nicholas Alipui UNICEF s director of programmes Nicholas Allard born 1952 American Dean and President of Brooklyn Law School Nicholas Ansell born 1994 Australian footballer Nicholas Bacon disambiguation several people Nicholas Bayard 1644 1707 American official Nicholas Bayard theologian fl 1300 Dominican theologian Nicholas Bett 1992 2018 Kenyan hurdler Nicholas Kiptanui Bett born 1996 Kenyan steeplechase runner Nicholas Braun born 1988 American actor Nicholas Briggs born 1961 British actor voice of the Daleks on Doctor Who Nicholas Caldwell 1944 2016 American R amp B singer original member of The Whispers Nicholas Nick Cannon born 1980 American actor comedian rapper and radio television personality Nicholas Choi Hong Kong fencer Nicholas A Christakis born 1962 American sociologist and physician Nicholas Nick Chubb born 1995 American football player Nicholas Clapp American writer film maker and amateur archaeologist Nicholas Nick Clegg born 1967 British politician Nicholas Courtney 1929 2011 British actor known for playing the Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart in Doctor Who Nicholas of Cusa 1401 1464 German philosopher theologian jurist and astronomer Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe 1719 1794 Sri Lankan Maha Mudaliyar Nicholas Nick Drake 1948 1974 English singer songwriter and musician Nicholas Duncan Williams Archbishop and general overseer of the Action Chapel International in Accra Ghana since 1979 Nicholas Dworet 2000 2018 one of the 17 victims killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting Nicholas Nick Ephgrave British senior police officer Nicholas Fattoush born 1943 Lebanese politician Nicholas Fernando 1932 2020 Roman Catholic Archbishop of Colombo from 1977 to 2002 Nicholas Nick Frost born 1970 British comedian actor and screenwriter Nicholas Nick Fuentes born 1998 American right wing political commentator Nicholas Hoult born 1989 English actor and model Nicholas Scott Lachey born 1973 American singer songwriter actor producer and television personality Nicholas Laughlin born 1975 Trinidad and Tobago writer and editor Nicholas Lash 1934 2020 British theologian Nicholas Latifi born 1995 Canadian racing driver Nicholas Lyndhurst born 1961 British actor Nicholas Markowitz 1984 2000 American murder victim Nicholas Massey born 1989 American professional wrestler one half of The Young Bucks Nicholas Megura 1920 1988 American flying ace during World War II Nicholas D Miller born 1990 American DJ known professionally as Illenium Nicholas Mosley 1923 2017 British novelist and aristocrat Nicholas Nahas born 1946 Lebanese businessman and politician Nicholas Negroponte born 1943 Greek American computer scientist and architect Nicholas Patrick born 1964 British American engineer and astronaut Nicholas Paul cyclist born 1998 Trinidadian track cyclist Nicholas Pegg British actor director and writer Nicholas Pertuit born 1983 American football player Nicholas Petit Frere born 1999 American football player Nicholas Nick Jay Rickles born 1990 American baseball player Nick Robinson disambiguation several people including Nicholas and Nicky Nicholas Russo 1845 1902 Italian Jesuit philosopher missionary and Boston College president Nicholas Saputra born 1984 Indonesian actor and film producer Nicholas Sparks politician 1794 1862 American politician Nicholas Sparks born 1965 American novelist screenwriter Nicholas Tatambuka born 1985 Ugandan singer and dancer known as Nick Nola Nicholas Tse born 1980 Hong Kong singer and actor Nicholas Winton 1909 2015 British humanitarian nicknamed the British Schindler Nicholas Wrigley born 1955 British merchant bankerNobility edit Nicholas I of Russia 1796 1855 Emperor of Russia Nicholas II of Russia 1868 1918 Emperor of Russia Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark son of George I of GreeceSaints edit Saint Nicholas The Duc Bui one of the Vietnamese Martyrs Saint Nicholas of Flue Saint Nicholas of Japan Saint Nicholas of Myra also known as Sinterklaas or Santa Claus Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Saint Nicholas of Russia Nicholas II of Russia Surname edit Bob Nicholas born 1957 American politician Cindy Nicholas 1957 2016 Canadian long distance swimmer Cyril Nicholas 1898 1961 Sri Lankan Burgher army captain civil servant and forester Edward Nicholas 1593 1699 English politician Fred Nicholas 1893 1962 British cricketer George Nicholas politician 1754 1799 American law professor son of Robert C Nicholas Sr George Nicholas footballer born 1992 Harry Nicholas 1905 1997 British trade unionist John Nicholas academic 17th century Oxford administrator John Nicholas congressman 1764 1819 American lawyer and politician father of Robert C Nicholas John Nicholas judge Australian judge John Nicholas of Chepstow 17th century English politician John Spangler Nicholas 1895 1963 American embryologist Nick St Nicholas born 1943 musician Paul Nicholas born 1944 English actor and singer Phil Nicholas born 1955 American politician Philip Nicholas 1876 1952 Welsh rugby player Robert C Nicholas New York politician 1801 1851 American politician Robert Carter Nicholas Sr 1728 1780 American lawyer and politician Robert Carter Nicholas 1793 1857 American planter and politician Samuel Nicholas 1744 1790 the first American Marine officer and commandant Sandra Lovelace Nicholas born 1948 Canadian indigenous activist and senator Thomas Nicholas disambiguation several people Tom Nicholas British economist Victor A Nicholas 1897 1956 second Sri Lankan to hold post of Postmaster General of Sri Lanka William H Nicholas 1892 1984 American politician William Nicholas officer 1785 1812 British Army officer Wilson Cary Nicholas 1761 1820 American banker and politician The Nicholas Brothers American tap dancers Fayard Nicholas 1914 2006 Harold Nicholas 1921 2000 See also editAll pages with titles beginning with Nicholas All pages with titles containing Nicholas Nick short form Nicky Nickey Nicki Niky Nikky nicknames NicholausReferences edit Greece St Nicholas Center Archived from the original on 14 December 2022 English Adam C 2012 Death Is Only the Beginning The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus The true life and trials of Nicholas of Myra Waco Texas USA Baylor University Press pp 165 191 ISBN 978 1 60258 634 5 Saint Nicholas The story behind the legendary figure that inspired the modern day Santa Newshub Retrieved 2023 01 02 nikh Liddell Henry George Scott Robert A Greek English Lexicon at the Perseus Project a b laos in Liddell and Scott lᾶas in Liddell and Scott Thucydides 2 67 History of the Peloponnesian War At the Perseus Project digital library Details for the forename Nicholas www whatsinaname net Forenames Ambiguous names ScotlandsPeople Gov UK Names that today we would normally associate with boys were occasionally mainly in the North of Scotland given to girls and vice versa for example Nicholas For an example of such use for females see this description of a 1754 case of an executed woman Nicholas Cockburn Bennett Rachel E December 2017 Scottish Women and the Hangman s Noose Capital Punishment and the Criminal Corpse in Scotland 1740 1834 Palgrave Macmillan pp 93 119 doi 10 1007 978 3 319 62018 3 4 ISBN 978 3 319 62017 6 a b Nicholas Behind the Name Nikolai Nordic Names Makaleler Turuk Dergisi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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