Given name & surname

Niklos

“of the victorious people”

Niklos is a variant of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Niklos is a variant of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”

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Where it comes from

Niklos is a variant of Nicholas. An origin associated with Nicholas is Dutch.

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The story

Niklos 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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Niklos’s family of names

Niklos has a related form in Nicholas. In Greek usage, Niklos as a surname is a transliteration of Νίκλος.

Walk Niklos’s family in the name graph

NiklosΝίκλοςNicholas

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

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Saints

Nilos

“of the victorious people”

No U.S. birth series

88% boys · 12% girls

Saints

Niklaas

“of the victorious people”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Saints

Nicolls

“of the victorious people”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Nicklin

“of the victorious people”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Nikolas

“of the victorious people”

54UncommonEasing

>99% boys

English · Saints

Nixon

“of the victorious people”

48UncommonCooling

95% boys · 5% girls

Saints

Miklós

“of the victorious people”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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