Given name & surname

Nikolao

Nikolao is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Esperanto.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Nikolao comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Νικόλαος.

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Nikolao’s family of names

In Esperanto usage, Nikolao has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Nicola. In Esperanto usage, Nikolao has a conventional equivalent in the German form Nikolaus. In Esperanto usage, Nikolao has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Νικόλαος.

Walk Nikolao’s family in the name graph

NikolaoΝικολάοNicholasNicolasNicolaNikolayNikolausMiklósНиколайΝικόλαος

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Nikolao has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

Ancient Greek

4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Nikolao, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Ancient Greek

Nicolás

“victory” · “people”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Nikolajs

“victory” · “people”

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>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Nikulás

“victory” · “people”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Niceforo

Niceforo is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Italian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Nicoară

Nicoară is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Romanian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Nicomaque

Nicomaque is a given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in French.

No U.S. birth series

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Ancient Greek

Nicomachus

Nicomachus is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in English and Latin.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Ermolao

Ermolao is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Italian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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