Meaning: Victory of the people
The story
A Greek name joining victory and people. Saint Nicholas helped spread it across Christian Europe, giving rise to many local forms and the later traditions associated with Santa Claus.
Nicknames
- Nick
- Nico
- Nicky
- Cole
Spellings & variants
- Nikolas
- Nikolaos
- Nicolás
- Nikolai
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Style
Origins
Nicholas comes from Greek.
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