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Nikolaos

Nikolaos proper noun: a transliteration of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος (Nikólaos) used in Greece. The equivalent female name is Nikoleta.

Proper noun

Nikolaos

  1. A transliteration of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος (Nikólaos) used in Greece. The equivalent female name is Nikoleta.

Origin of Nikolaos

Borrowed from Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νικάω (nikáō, “I conquer”) + λαός (laós, “people”). Doublet of Nicholas.

Questions about Nikolaos

What does Nikolaos mean?
Nikolaos means a transliteration of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος (Nikólaos) used in Greece. The equivalent female name is Nikoleta.
What part of speech is Nikolaos?
Nikolaos is a proper noun.

Words near Nikolaos in the dictionary

  1. Nikolaev
  2. Nikolai
  3. Nikolaiev
  4. Nikolais
  5. nikolaitism
  6. Nikolaos
  7. Nikolas
  8. Nikolayev
  9. Nikolayevka
  10. Nikolayevo
  11. Nikolayevsk

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