Given name & surname
Nicolao
“of the victorious people”
Nicolao is a variant of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nicolao is a variant of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nicolao is a variant of Nicholas. An origin associated with Nicholas is Dutch.
Explained through its name family
The story
Nicolao is a variant of Nicholas. The history of Nicholas gives this family its wider story. Nicholas’s Christian associations include Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop of Myra in Lycia, about whom virtually nothing factual is known.
Explained through its name family
Nicolao’s family of names
Nicolao shares a linguistic root with Nicholas. In Spanish usage, Nicolao has a conventional equivalent in the German form Nikolaus. Nicolao has a related form in Nicholas.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nicolao
- Nicolao DumitruItalian footballerborn 1991
- Nicolao Colletti18th-century Italian mathematician1800–1800
- Nicolao DoratiItalian musician1513–1593
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Nicolao, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nic(c)olò
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Niccolò
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nikkolay
“of the victorious people”
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Nicolay
“of the victorious people”
77% boys · 23% girls
Nikolas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nickolas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nicolo
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nicolls
“of the victorious people”
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