Given name
Niklaas
“of the victorious people”
Niklaas is a variant of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Niklaas is a variant of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Niklaas is a variant of Nicholas. An origin associated with Nicholas is Dutch.
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The story
Niklaas 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.
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Niklaas’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Niklaas has a surname derivative in Claessen. Niklaas 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.
Similar names
If you love Niklaas, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nikolas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nickolas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Niklos
“of the victorious people”
97% boys · 3% girls
Nilos
“of the victorious people”
88% boys · 12% girls
Nicolls
“of the victorious people”
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Nioclás
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nicklas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nicolas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys