Given name
Nícolas
“victory”
Nícolas is a masculine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nícolas goes back to Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, meaning “victory.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Nícolas’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Nícolas has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nicholas. In Portuguese usage, Nícolas has a conventional equivalent in the French form Nicolas. In Portuguese usage, Nícolas has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Nicola.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nícolas has relatives in 23 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
18 related names in 23 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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Iulus
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