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Baby Name Nicholas |
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| Meaning of Nicholas - What does the name Nicholas means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| nee-ko-lahs |  |
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Boy Name |
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Rumanian |
| Name Meaning: |
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 rake (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. Nicolae is a popular Rumanian form of the name |
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