Nicholas

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Victory of the people
Pronunciation
NI-kuh-luhs
NIK-ləs
NIK-ə-ləs,
Popularity
Nicholas is a very popular name in the United States, ranking as the 105th most popular name for baby boys in 2020 according to the Social Security Administration. It is also a popular name in other English-speaking countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.

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Nicholas Name meanings & History

Victory of the people. Nicholas is a versatile name that can be used for a baby boy of any background or ethnicity. It can be used as a first name or as a middle name.

Zodiac Sign of Nicholas: Neat Virgo

Synonyms of Nicholas:

N: Nutrition,Nice,Neurosis,Nervous,Neat,Nagging,Nitpicking

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

C: Candid,Clever,Cute,Curious,Choice,Chatty,Copycat

H: Hyper,Hobnobbing,Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hope

O: Obsolete,Ostentatious,Obsessive,Organized,Obstinate

L: Lazy,Lovely,Languid,Legal,Lover,Luscious,Liaison

A: Angry,Aggressive,Assertive,Ambitious,Action,Argumentative

S: Status,Sex,Solidity,Social Standing,Success,Sensuality,Security

Nicholas is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Nicholas include Nicholas Cage, Nicholas Sparks, and Nicholas Hoult.

2.) NICHOLAS (Male)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: From the Old French Nicolas, which is from the Latin Nicolaus, a derivative of the Greek Nikolaos, a compound name composed of the elements nike (victory) and laos (the people). The name was borne by St. Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop of Myra who is regarded as the patron saint of Russia and Greece, and of children, sailors, and wolves. St. Nicholas is known to children as Father Christmas, the bringer of gifts at Christmastime. Var: Nicolas. Short: Nicol. Pet: Nick, Nicky. (NIH-KO-LAS)


3.) NICHOLAS (Male)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: A borrowing from the English, Nicholas is from the Old French Nicolas (victory of the people), which is from the Latin Nicolaus, a derivative of the Greek Nikolaos, a compounding of the elements nike (victory) and laos (the people). Nioclas is the Gaelic form. Var: Nicolas. Short: Nicol. (NIH-KO-LAS)


4.) NICHOLAS (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: From the Old French Nicolas (victory of the people), which is from the Latin Nicolaus, a derivative of the Greek Nikolaos, a compound name composed of the elements nike (victory) and laos (the people). The name was borne by St. Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop of Myra, who is regarded as the patron saint of Russia and Greece, and of children, sailors, and wolves. St. Nicholas is known to children as Santa Claus, the bringer of gifts at Christmastime. Var: Nicolas. Short: Nick. Pet: Nicky. (NIH-KO-LUS)


5.) NICHOLAS (Male)

Usage: Romanian

Meanings: From the Old French Nicolas, which is from the Latin Nicolaus, a derivative of the Greek Nikolaos (victory of the people), a compound name composed of the elements nike (victory) and laos (the people). Nicolae is a popular Romanian form of the name. (NEE-KO-LAHS)


6.) NICHOLAS (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Derived from the Greek Nikolaos (victory of the people), a compounding of the elements nike (victory) and laos (the people). The name was borne by St. Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop of Myra, on whom our modern-day St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus, is based. Var: Nickolas, Nicolaas, Nikolas. Short: Nick, Nik. Pet: Nicky. (NIK-O-LUS)


7.) Nicholas (Female)

Usage: French

Meanings: (French) victorious people.


8.) Nicholas (Male)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Victory of the people

Other Forms: Nicolas, Nikolas


9.) Nicholas (Male)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) winner; the people’s victor

Other Forms: Nikolas, Nyck, Nykolas


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