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Baby Name Nicolas |
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| Meaning of Nicolas - What does the name Nicolas means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| nee-ko-lah |  |
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| Gender: |
Boy Name |
| Origin: |
French |
| Name Meaning: |
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). The name was borne by St. Nicolas, a 4th-century bishop of Myra who is regarded as the patron saint of Russia and Greece, and of children, sailors, and wolves. It is also from this St. Nicolas that the French le Pere Noel is based |
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View this name in other origins -
French, Spanish |
| Variants: | Nicholas. | | Shortened forms: | Colas. | | Pet forms: | Nicollon |
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