Nicholas

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Nicholas
Nicole, Nicolle, Nikita, Niklas, Nikola, Nikolai, Nikolaos, Nikolas, Nikolaus, Nikolla, Nikollë, Nikos

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."

The name has been widely used in countries with significant Christian populations, owing in part to the veneration of

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

The name derives from the

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

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

Variations for males include:[10][11]

  • Afrikaans
    : Nicolaas, Niklaas
  • Albanian: Nikolas, Nikolla, Nikollë, Nikë, Klaus, Nikolin, Kolë
  • Arabic
    : نقولا
  • Persian: نیک
  • Aragonese: Nicolau
  • Armenian: Նիկողայոս (Nikog(h)ayos, Nigog(h)ayos), Նիկողոս (Nikog(h)os, Nigog(h)os)
  • Asturleonese: Nicolás, Nicu, Colás
  • Basque: Nikola
  • Belarusian: Мікалай (Mikalai), Мікола (Mikola)
  • Breton: Nikolaz
  • Bulgarian: Никола (Nikola), Николай (Nikolay), Никлен (Niklen), Никулица (Nikùlitsa), Коле (Kole), Кольо (Kolyo), Колю (Kolyu)
  • Catalan: Nicolau
  • Chuvash: Mikulaj
  • Croatian: Nikola, Nikolac, Niko, Nikolaj
  • Czech: Nikolas, Nicolas, Mikuláš
  • Dhivehi
    : ނިކޮލަސް
  • 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: Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), Νικόλας (Nikolas), Νίκος (Nikos), Νικολής (Nikolis)
  • Hungarian: Miklós, Nikolasz, Klausz, Mikulás (only for Santa Claus), Mikó, Mikes, Miksa
  • Icelandic: Nikulás, Nicolas, Níels, Nils
  • Indonesian: Nikolaus, Nicholas, Nikolas
  • Irish: Nioclás
  • Italian: Niccolò, Nicolò, Nicola, Niccola
  • Japanese: ニコラス (Nikorasu)
  • Latin: Nicolaus
  • Latvian: Niklāvs, Klāvs, Nikolass, Nikolajs
  • Lithuanian: Mikalojus, Nikolajus
  • Low German
    : Nikolaas, Klaus, Nicolaas, Klaas
  • Luxembourgish
    : Nicolas
  • Macedonian: Никола (Nikola), Коле (Kole), Кољо (Koljo), Николче (Nikolče), Николе (Nikole)
  • Malay: Nikkolas
  • Maltese: Nikola
  • Māori: Nikora
  • Norwegian: Nils, Nikolai, Nicolas
  • Polish: Mikołaj, Mikołajek, Nikolas, Nicolas, Mik
  • Portuguese: Nicolau, Nícolas, Nicola
  • Romanian: Nicolae, Nicolas, Nicușor, Nicoară (old variant inherited from Latin), Neculai, Niculae, Nicu
  • Russian: Николай (Nikolai), Коля (Kolya), Nicolas
  • Scottish Gaelic
    : Neacel, Nichol, Nicol, Caelan, Calen, Nicolas
  • Serbian: Никола, Ниџа, Ниџо, Нико
  • Slovak: Mikuláš, Nikolas, Mikoláš, Nicolas
  • Slovene: Miklavž, Niko, Nikolaj
  • Spanish: Nicolás, Nikolas
  • Swedish: Nels, Niklas, Niclas, Nicklas, Nils, Klas, Claes, Nicolas
  • Tongan: Nikolasi
  • Tatar: Микулай (Miqulay)[12]
  • Ukrainian: Микола (Mykola), Миколай (Mykolai)
  • Upper Sorbian: Mikławš
  • West Frisian: Klaes
  • Yakut: Ньукулай

Female forms

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
  • 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
  • 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

Single name (rulers, popes, patriarch and antipopes)

Given (first) name

Nobility

Saints

Surname

See also

References

  1. ^ "Greece". St. Nicholas Center. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022.
  2. 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. Perseus Project
    .
  5. ^ a b λαός in Liddell and Scott.
  6. ^ λᾶας in Liddell and Scott.
  7. 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.
      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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