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Nicholas

/ˈnɪk.ə.ləs/

Nicholas proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek, notably born by St. Nicholas of Myre, on whom Father Christmas is based.

Proper noun

Nicholas (countable and uncountable, plural Nicholases)

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, notably born by St. Nicholas of Myre, on whom Father Christmas is based.
    • Sirrah, if they meet not with Saint Nicholas’ clerks, I'll give thee this neck.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • I must call you Nick—we always did call you young Nick when we knew you meant to marry the old widow. Some said you had a handsome family likeness to old Nick, but that was your mother's fault, calling you Nicholas. Aren't you glad to see me again?1871–1872, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter LIII, in Middlemarch […], volume III, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book V, page 182
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States.
  4. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

Nicholas meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Thai

Nicholas in Hindi

male given name
निकोलस nikolas

Nicholas in Arabic

male given name
نِقُولَا Niqūlā, نِيقُولَا nīqūlā, نِيقُولَاوُس nīqūlāwus

Nicholas in Persian

male given name
نیکولاس nikolâs

Nicholas in Thai

male given name
นิโคลัส níkohlát
More languagesFewer languages
Nicholas in Vietnamese
Nicôla

Forms of Nicholas

pluralNicholases
alternative formNicolas
alternative usuallyNickolas
alternative usuallyNikolas

Origin of Nicholas

From Middle English Nicholas, from Old French Nicholas, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + λαός (laós, “people”).

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Questions about Nicholas

What does Nicholas mean?
Nicholas means a male given name from Ancient Greek, notably born by St. Nicholas of Myre, on whom Father Christmas is based.
What is Nicholas in Hindi?
Nicholas in Hindi is निकोलस (nikolas). See Nicholas meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Nicholas?
Nicholas is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nicholas?
Nicholas is pronounced /ˈnɪk.ə.ləs/.

Words near Nicholas in the dictionary

  1. Nichol
  2. Nichola
  3. nicholaism
  4. Nicholaitan
  5. Nicholaitans
  6. Nicholas
  7. Nicholas County
  8. nicholas-name
  9. Nicholases
  10. Nicholasville
  11. Nicholds

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