Given name
Nioclás
“of the victorious people”
Nioclás is a form of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nioclás is a form of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nioclás is a form of Nicholas. An origin associated with Nicholas is Dutch.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Irish usage, Nioclás developed from Νικόλαος.
The story
Nioclás is a form 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
Nioclás’s family of names
Nioclás shares a linguistic root with Nicholas. In Irish usage, Nioclás has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Nicolas. Nioclás is a form of Nicholas.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nioclás has relatives in 5 languages.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Nioclás, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nikolas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Niklaas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nickolas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Mikoláš
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Mikulás
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Mickolas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Niklos
“of the victorious people”
97% boys · 3% girls
Nilos
“of the victorious people”
88% boys · 12% girls