Nicolas (given name)
| Pronunciation | French: [ni.kɔ.la] Spanish: [nikoˈlas] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | French, Spanish |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Other names | |
| See also | Nicholas |
Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to masculine given names cognate to English Nicholas.
The given name Nicolas is widely used in France (French pronunciation: [nikɔla]) and Brazil (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnikolas])[citation needed]. The variant Nicolás (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas]) is widely used in Spanish-speaking countries. The variant Nicola (Italian pronunciation: [niˈkɔːla]), while mistakenly considered feminine in parts of the English-speaking world, is a popular male name in Italy, although Nicolas is also sometimes used, especially amongst Italian Americans and Latin Americans of Italian descent.
People
Nicolas
- Prince Nicolas of Belgium (born 2005), grandson of King Albert II
- Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland (born 2015), grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur (1695–1755), French aristocrat
- Nicolas Anelka (born 1979), French footballer
- Nicolas Cage (born 1964), American actor
- Nicolas Chalvin (born 1969), French conductor and oboist
- Nicolas Chumachenco (1944–2020), Polish violinist
- Nicolas Coutelot (born 1977), a French tennis player
- Nicolas Devilder (born 1980), Coutelot's French compatriot and tennis player
- Nicolas Flamel (c. 1330–1418), French alchemist
- Nicolas Hayek (1928–2010), Lebanese-American Swiss businessman and founder of Swatch
- Nicolas Heurtaut (1720–1771), French wood carver and furniture designer
- Nicolas de Jong (born 1988), a Dutch basketball player
- Nicolas Kiefer (born 1977), a German former tennis player
- Nicolas Mahut (born 1982), Devilder's French compatriot and tennis player
- Nicolas Meizonnet (born 1983), French politician
- Nicolas Nkoulou (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer
- Nicolas Roeg (1928–2018), English film director
- Nicolas Rothwell, Australian journalist and author
- Nicolas Sarkozy (born 1955), French politician and former president of France
- Nicolas "Cole" Turner (born 2000), American football player
Nicolás
(Spanish variant)
- Nicolás Aguirre (basketball) (born 1988), a professional Argentine basketball player
- Nicolás Aguirre (footballer) (born 1990), an Argentine professional association football player
- Nicolás Almagro (born 1985), a Spanish professional tennis player
- Nicolás Falczuk (born 1986), an Argentine professional association football player
- Nicolás Avellaneda (1837–1885), an Argentine journalist, professor, and President
- Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (1865–1925), a Mexican presidential candidate and eccentric
- Nicolás Guillén (1902–1989), a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer
- Nicolás Guillén Landrián (1938–2003), a Cuban experimental filmmaker and painter
- Nicolás Lapentti (born 1976), an Ecuadorian professional tennis player
- Nicolás Maduro (born 1962), president of Venezuela
- Nicolás Massú (born 1979), a Chilean Olympic champion tennis player
- Nicolás Palacios (1854–1931), a Chilean physician, writer and political activist
- Nicolás Pauls (born 1973), an Argentine actor
- Nicolás Pereira (born 1970), a retired Venezuelan tennis player
- Nicolás Tauber (born 1980), an Argentine-Israeli professional association football player
- Nicolás Terol (born 1988), a professional Spanish motorcycle road race
- Nicolás Valansi (born 1979), Argentine-Israeli footballer
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Nicolas
- All pages with titles containing Nicolas
- Nicolas (disambiguation)#Surname
- Nicola (name)
- Nicolae (name)
- Nicolai (given name)
- Nicolaj
- Nicolao
- Nicolau
- Nicolay
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