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{{wiktionary|Nicholas}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox given name
'''[[Nicholas]]''' is a male given name.
| name = Nicholas
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| pronunciation=
| gender = Male
| meaning = Victory of the people
| region =
| nickname = Nick, Nicky, Nic, Nik
| origin = [[Greek language|Greek]]
| footnotes =
| derived = Νικόλαος ([[Nikolaos]]), a combination of Greek words "Victory" (Νίκη; nikē) and "People" (λαὸς; ''laos'')
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{{Nicholas}}
'''Nicholas''' or '''Nikolas''' is a male [[given name]], derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] name Νικόλαος (''[[Nikolaos]]''), a combination of the words for "victory" (''νίκη''; ''níkē'') and "people" (''λαὸς''; ''laós''). The name can be understood to mean '''victory of the people'''. The Greek word (''νίκη''; ''níkē'') is derived from Egyptian ''nekht'', meaning "to be strong" or "powerful" {{Citation needed|date=June 2012}}. In addition, "laos" or "λαὸς" in Greek, originates from the [[word root]] "-las", as found in the word "λα-τομεῑο" meaning "stone" or "rock" (in [[Greek Mythology]], [[Deucalion]] and [[Pyrrha]] recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic [[Deluge myth|deluge]], by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on). The name became popular through [[Saint Nicholas]], Bishop of [[Myra]] in [[Lycia]], the inspiration for [[Santa Claus]]. The customary English version of spelling "Nicholas", using an "h", first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]], though "Nicolas" is occasionally used. In 2006, Nicholas &ndash; and its variations &ndash; was the 17th most popular male name given to babies in the USA. Roughly 0.7151% of the baby boys born that year, or 15,414, were given that name. It is decreasing in popularity, from a high in 1997, when 27,248 US males were given the name Nicholas. That year was the most popular year for Nicholas since 1880, when U.S. records were kept for given names.<ref>US Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/</ref>


'''Nicholas''' may also refer to:
The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], the [[Roman Catholic Church]], and the [[Anglicanism|Anglican Churches]] celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the [[name day]] for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers.


* [[Nicholas (telenovela)|''Nicholas'' (telenovela)]], a 1958 Brazilian telenovela
==Male variations==
* [[Nicholas (album)|''Nicholas'' (album)]], an album by Nicholas Teo
* [[Nicholas (novel)|''Nicholas'' (novel)]], a 1924 children's fantasy novel by Anne Carroll Moore
* [[Mount Nicholas]]
* [[Nicholas, United States Virgin Islands]]
* [[Nicholas, Virginia]]


{{disambiguation}}
Variations for males include<ref name="behindthename.com">[http://www.behindthename.com Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="nordicnames.de">[http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Nikolai Nordic Names<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>:


[[fr:Nicholas]]
*{{lang-sq|Nikollë, Nikolla, Nikë, Klaus, Koll, Kolë}}
[[nl:Nicholas]]
*{{lang-ar|نقولا}}
[[pl:Nicholas]]
*{{lang-eu|Nikola}}
[[pt:Nicholas]]
*{{lang-be|''Mikalai'' (Мікалай), ''Mikola'' (Мікола)}}
[[simple:Nicholas]]
*{{lang-bg|Никола (''[[Nikola]]''), Николай (''[[Nikolay]]''), Никлен (''Niklen''), Никулица (''Nikùlitsa''), Коле (''Kole''), Кольо (''Kolyo''), Колю (''Kolyu'')}}
*{{lang-ca|Nicolau}}
*{{lang-zh|尼古拉斯 (''Nígǔlāsī'')}}
*{{lang-hr|Nikola, Nikula, Mikola, Mikac, Mika, Nikić, Niko, Mikula}}
*{{lang-cz|Mikoláš, Mikuláš, Nikola}}
*{{lang-da|Claus, Klaus, Niels, Nicolai, Nicklaus, Nikolaus, Nikolaj, Nilaus, Nis, Nikolas, Nikolai}}
*{{lang-nl|Nicolaas, Nikolaas, Klaas, Nico, Niek, Niels}}
*{{lang-en|Nicholas, Nikolas, Colin}}
*{{lang-eo|Niĉjo, Niko, Nikolao}}
*{{lang-et|Nigul}}
*{{lang-fj|Niko}}
*{{lang-fi|Launo, Niilo, Niklas, Niko, Nikolai}}
*{{lang-fr|[[Nicolas (given name)|Nicolas]], Nico, Colas, Colin}}
*{{lang-gl|Nicolao}}
*{{lang-ka|ნიკოლოზ-ი (''Nikoloz''), ნიკო (''Niko'')}}
*{{lang-de|[[Claus]], Claas, Klaas, [[Klaus]], Klas, Nickolaus, Nicolas, Nicolaus, Niklaus, Nikolaus, Nikolo, Niklas, Nico, Niko}}
*{{lang-el|Νικόλαος (''[[Nikolaos]]''), Νικόλας (''Nikolas''), Νίκος (''[[Nikos]]''), Νικολής (''Nikolis''), Νικήτας (''[[Nicetas|Niketas]]'')}}
*{{lang-hu|Miklós, Nikola, Nyikoláj}}
*{{lang-ga|Nioclás}}
*{{lang-it|[[Niccolò]], Nico, [[Nicola]], Nicolò, Nicolas}}
*{{lang-ja|ニコラス (''Nikorasu'')}}
*{{lang-ko|니콜라스 (''Nikollaseu'')}}
*{{lang-la|[[Nicolaus]]}}
*{{lang-lv|Nikolass, Nikolajs, Niks}}
*{{lang-lt|Mikalojus}}
*[[Leonese language]]: ''Nicolás'', ''Nicu'', ''Colás''
*{{lang-nds|Nikolaas, Nicolaas, Klaas, Klaus}}
*{{lang-mk|Никола (''Nikola''), Коле (''Kole''), Кољо (''Koljo''), Николче (''Nikolče''), Николе (''Nikole'')}}
*{{lang-ms|Nikk}}
*{{lang-no|Niels, Nikolai}}
*{{lang-pl|[[Mikołaj]], Mik, Mikołajek}}
*{{lang-pt|Nicolau}}, Nicolas
*{{lang-ro|Neculai, Nicolae, Nicu, Nicușor, Niculae}}
*{{lang-ru|Николай (''[[Nikolay|Nikolai]]''), Коля (''Kolya'')}}
*{{lang-gd|Neacel, Nichol, Nicol, Caelan, Calen}}
*{{lang-sr|''Никола/Nikola'', ''Николај/Nikolaj'', ''Никодије/Nikodije'', ''Никодим/Nikodim'', ''Никодин/Nikodin'', ''Кода/Koda'', ''Коле/Kole'', ''Никша/Nikša'', ''Николица/Nikolica'', ''Никшица/Nikšica'', ''Нико/Niko'', ''Никица/Nikica''}}
*{{lang-sk|[[Mikuláš]], Nikola, Mikoláš}}
*{{lang-sl|Miklavž, Niko, Nikolaj}}
*{{lang-es|[[Nicolas (given name)|Nicolás]], Nicolao}}
*{{lang-sv|Nels, Niklas, Niclas, Nicklas, Nils, Klas, Claes}}
*{{lang-tr|Nikola}}
*{{lang-uk|Микола (''Mykola''), Миколай (''Mykolai'')}}
*{{lang-fry|Klaes}}

==Female forms==

Female forms include<ref name="behindthename.com"/>:

*[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Николина (Nikolina), Николета (Nikoleta), Никол (Nikol), Нина (Nina)
*[[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Nikolina, Nika, Nina
*[[Czech language|Czech]]: Nikol, Nikoleta, Nikola, Nicol
*[[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Klasina, Klazina, Nicole, Nicolien, Nicolet, Nicoline
*[[Danish language|Danish]]: Nikoline
*[[English language|English]]: [[Nicole]]/Nichole/Nicolle/Nikole/Nikkole, Nicola/Nichola, Nicolette, Colette, Nicky/Nikki/Nicci
*[[French language|French]]: Colette, Coline, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicoline
*[[German language|German]]: Nicole, Nikole, Nicola, Nikola
*[[Greek language|Greek]]: Νίκη (Níkē, a conflation with [[Nike (mythology)|Níke]]), Νικολέτα (Nikoléta), Νικολίνα (Νikolína)
*[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Nikolett
*[[Italian language|Italian]]: [[Nicoletta]], Nicola, Nicole, Nicolina
*[[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: Nikolina
*[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Nicole
*[[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Niculina, Nicoleta, Nicolina, Nico
*[[Scottish language|Scottish]]{{disambiguation needed|date=September 2011}}: Nicola
*[[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Nikolija (archaic), Nikolina, Nikoleta
*[[Slovak language|Slovak]]: Nikola, Nikoleta
*[[Slovene language|Slovene]]: Nika
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Nicolasa, Nikoletta, Nicolá
*[[Turkish language|Turkish]]: Nikol

==People known as Nicholas ==
*[[Nicholas of Cusa]]
*[[Flamel|Nicolas Flamel]], famous alchemist
*[[Nicholas I of Montenegro]], King of Montenegro
*[[Nicholas I of Russia]]
*[[Nicholas II of Russia]]
*[[Nicholas of Tolentino]]
*[[Prince Nicholas of Romania]] (1903–1978)
*Nicholas is also the name of five popes ([[Pope Nicholas I]], [[Pope Nicholas II]], [[Pope Nicholas III]], [[Pope Nicholas IV]], and [[Pope Nicholas V]]), [[Antipope Nicholas V]] and four [[List of Constantinople patriarchs|Patriarchs of Constantinople]] of which best known are [[Nicholas Mystikos]], and [[Patriarch Nicholas III of Constantinople|Nicholas III Grammatikos]]
*[[Nicholas Tse]] ({{lang-zh|謝霆鋒}}, born 1980), Hong Kong singer and actor.
*[[Nick Clegg|Nicholas "Nick" Clegg]] (born 1967), British politician
*[[Nick Jonas]] (born 1992), Singer & Songwriter
*[[Nicholas Mosley]] (born 1923), British novelist and aristocrat
*[[Nicholas Sparks (author)|Nicholas Charles Sparks]] (born 1965), American novelist, screenwriter
*[[Nicholas Sparks (politician)]] (1794–1862), American politician.

===Saints===
*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]]

==See also==
*[[Nikolaos]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Given names of Greek language origin]]
[[Category:Greek masculine given names‎]]
[[Category:English masculine given names]]
[[Category:Given names]]

[[an:Nicolau]]
[[be:Імя Мікалай]]
[[bg:Никола (име)]]
[[bar:Nikolaus]]
[[br:Niccolò]]
[[cs:Mikuláš]]
[[de:Nikolaus]]
[[es:Nicolás]]
[[eo:Nikolao]]
[[fr:Miklós]]
[[hsb:Mikławš]]
[[is:Nikulás]]
[[it:Nicola]]
[[la:Nicolaus]]
[[hu:Miklós]]
[[nl:Nicolaas]]
[[no:Nikolaus]]
[[nn:Nikolaus]]
[[nds:Nickel (Vörnaam)]]
[[pl:Mikołaj]]
[[ru:Николай]]
[[sk:Mikuláš]]
[[sl:Miklavž (ime)]]
[[fi:Nikolaus]]
[[sv:Nikolaus]]
[[uk:Микола]]

Revision as of 19:37, 27 June 2012

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Nicholas is a male given name.

Nicholas may also refer to:

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