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nicolau

LANGUAGE FAMILY:
indo-european > hellenic > greek
ORIGIN:
greek 
NAME ROOT:
Nī́Kē ‎LāóS > NīKóLāOS
NATIVE NAME ROOT:
Nī́Kē ‎(νῑ́κη) LāóS (λᾱός) NīKóLāOS ‎(Νῑκόλᾱος)
MEANING:
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Nīkólāos ‎(Νῑκόλᾱος)”, composed of two elements: “nī́kē ‎(νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn the name means “victory of the people”. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, and thus became the model for Santa Claus, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, itself from a series of elisions and corruptions of the transliteration of "Saint Nikolaos".
KEYWORDS:
RELIGION (SAINTS) / RELIGION (BISHOPS)

Usage

  • catalancatalan
  • galiciangalician
  • portugueseportuguese

Related names

VARIANTS
catalan
nicolas, nicolás, Nicolàs
galician
nicolas
FEMININE
catalan
nicole
portuguese
nicole, nice
PET & SHORT FORM
portuguese
niquito

Use in other languages

LANGUAGES
Ancient Greek - Latinized
nicolaos, nicolaus
albanian
nikollë, nikolla, nikollai, niklaus
armenian
nikoghayos, nikoghos
basque
nikola
belarusian
Mikalay, mikola
breton
Nikolaz
bulgarian
nikola, nikolay
croatian
nikola, mikula, mika, nikić, mikola, nikula
czech
nikola, mikulÁŠ, mikolÁŠ, mikula, nicolas
danish
nicolai, nik, nikola, nikolaj, niklas, nicholas, nikolas, nicolas, nickolas, nikolaus, niklaus, nicolaus, nicolaj, Miklas, Nicklavs, Nickolass, Nikolai, Nicolay, Nicolei, Nicolej, Nicholai, Nicholaj, Nickolai, Nickolaj, Nickolei, Nikolej
dutch
nik, nicolaas, nikolaas, nicolaus
english
nik, nicholas, nikolas, nickolas
esperanto
nikolao
estonian
nigul
faroese
niklas, nikolas, Niklái, Niclái
finnish
nicolai, nikola, nikolaj, niklas, nicholas, nikolas, nicolas, nikolaus, mikola, Miklas, Miikula, Nikolai, Nikulai, Mikolai
french
nicholas, nicolas
georgian
nikoloz
german
nikola, niklas, nikolas, nicolas, nikolaus, niklaus, nickolaus, nicolaus, Niclas
german - swiss
niklaus
greek
Nikólaos, Nikolís, Nikólas
greenlandic
nicolai, nikolaj, niklas, nicholas, nicolas, nicolaj, Nikolai, Níkulât, Nikkulaat
hungarian - magyar
nikola, miklÓs, nikolasz, nyikoláj
icelandic
nikolas, nicolas, Nikulás, Sigurlás, Nikolai
irish
Nioclás
italian
nicola, nicolas, niccolÒ, nicolò, NICOLOSo
latvian
nikolass, nikolajs, Niklāvs
lithuanian
Mikalojus, Nikolajus
macedonian
nikola, nikolče
middle english
nichol, Nicol
norwegian
nicolai, nikola, nikolaj, niklas, nicholas, nikolas, nicolas, nickolas, nikolaus, nicolaj, Nikulaus, Nikuls, Nikolai, Nicolay, Nekolai, Nicholai, Nicholay, Nickolai, Nickolaj, Nickolay, Nikkolai
old danish
niklas, nicolaus
old norse
nikolas, nicolaus, Nikolás, Nikulas, Nikulás
old swedish
niklas, nicolaus, niklis, niclis, nighils, Nicholao, Nycolaus, Nikulas, Nikels, Nilis
polish
mikołaj
romanian
nicolas, nicolae, neculai, niculae, neculae, nicolaie
russian
nikolay
sami - lapps
Nihkolávo, Nihkul
scottish
neacel, nichol, Neacal
serbian
nikola, nikolaj
slovak
mikulÁŠ, mikolÁŠ
slovene
nik, nikola, nikolaj, miklavŽ, nikolče, nicolaj
spanish
nicolas, nicolás
swedish
nicolai, nik, nikola, nikolaj, niklas, nicholas, nikolas, nicolas, nickolas, nikolaus, niklaus, nicolaus, nicolaj, niklis, niclis, Nicklaus, Niclaus, Nikolai, Nicolay, Nicholai, Nicholaj, Nicholay, Nickolai, Nickolaj, Nickolay
turkish
nikola
ukrainian
mykola, mykolai

Geographical spread (only living languages)

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New Age curiosities (only for entertainment purposes)

3
Numerological Values:
3

Traits associated with the number 3 include advanced social skills and articulation. People with name-number 3 are delightful to speak to and are often successful orators or writers. They have a colorful imagination and enjoy life to the fullest.

Chakra Number:
3: The number of the Solar Plexus Chakra "Manipura"

Yellow. The centre of our being - the color of sunshine and the color of the third energy centre - the solar plexus chakra. The main energy of yellow is intellect. Do you like yellow color? Discover what yellow means and how it manifests in your body, mind, heart, and spirit.

Color meaning:

The color yellow relates to acquired knowledge. It is the color which resonates with the left or logic side of the brain stimulating our mental faculties and creating mental agility and perception. Being the lightest hue of the spectrum, the color psychology of yellow is uplifting and illuminating, offering hope, happiness, cheerfulness and fun. In the meaning of colors, yellow inspires original thought and inquisitiveness. Yellow is creative from a mental aspect, the color of new ideas, helping us to find new ways of doing things. It is the practical thinker, not the dreamer.

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Notable people and personalities​

Nicolau Coelho (1460–1502), Portuguese Explorer
Nicolau Dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978) East-timorese Politician And National Hero
Nicolau Tolentino De Almeida (1740–1811), Portuguese Satirical Poet