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Νικόλαος

“victory”·“people”

Νικόλαος (Nīkólāos) is a masculine given name. It is used in Greek and Ancient Greek.

Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Nicholas.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Νικόλαος is built from elements meaning “victory” and “people”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Νικόλαος is Nikolaos written in the Greek alphabet. Nikolaos comes from Greek, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

Built from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη (“victory”) + λᾱός (“people”).

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Νικόλαος’s family of names

In Greek usage, Νικόλαος has a diminutive in Νίκος. In Greek usage, Νικόλαος has a feminine form in Νικολέτα. In Greek usage, Νικόλαος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nicholas.

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Around the world

Νικόλαος has relatives in 49 languages.

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Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 55

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