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other usesInfobox given name| name = Nicholas| image=| imagesize=| caption=| pronunciation=| gender = Male| meaning = Victory of the people| region =| nickname = Nick, Nicky, Nic, Nik| origin = Greek language|Greek | footnotes =| derived = ?????a?? ( Nikolaos ), a combination of Greek words "Victory" (????; nike) and "People" (?a??; laos )Nicholas Nicholas or Nikolas is a male given name , derived from the Greek language|Greek name ?????a?? ( Nikolaos ), a combination of the words for "victory" ( ???? ; níke ) and "people" ( ?a?? ; laós ). The name can be understood to mean victory of the people . The Greek word ( ???? ; níke ) is derived from Egyptian nekht , meaning "to be strong" or "powerful". In addition, "laos" or "?a??" in Greek, originates from the word root "-las", as found in the word "?a-t?µe??" meaning "stone" or "rock" (in Greek Mythology , Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic Deluge myth|deluge , by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on). The name became popular through Saint Nicholas , Bishop of Myra in Lycia , the inspiration for Santa Claus . The customary English version of spelling "Nicholas", using an "h", first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the Protestant Reformation|Reformation , though "Nicolas" is occasionally used. In 2006, Nicholas & ndash; and its variations & ndash; was the 17th most popular male name given to babies in the USA. Roughly 0.7151% of the baby boys born that year, or 15,414, were given that name. It is decreasing in popularity, from a high in 1997, when 27,248 US males were given the name Nicholas. That year was the most popular year for Nicholas since 1880, when U.S. records were kept for given names.US Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
The Eastern Orthodox Church , the Roman Catholic Church , and the Anglicanism|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.
Male variations
Variations for males include http://www.behindthename.com Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Nikolai Nordic Names:
lang-sq|Nikollë, Nikolla, Nikë, Klaus, Koll, Kolë
lang-ar|?????
lang-eu|Nikola
lang-be| Mikalai (???????), Mikola (??????)
lang-bg|?????? ( Nikola ), ??????? ( Nikolay ), ?????? ( Niklen ), ???????? ( Nikůlitsa ), ???? ( Kole ), ????? ( Kolyo ), ???? ( Kolyu )
Prince Nicholas of Romania (born 1985)|Prince Nicholas of Romania (born 1985)
Nicholas is also the name of five popes ( Pope Nicholas I , Pope Nicholas II , Pope Nicholas III , Pope Nicholas IV , and Pope Nicholas V ), Antipope Nicholas V and four List of Constantinople patriarchs|Patriarchs of Constantinople of which best known are Nicholas Mystikos , and Patriarch Nicholas III of Constantinople|Nicholas III Grammatikos
Nicholas Tse (lang-zh|???, born 1980), Hong Kong singer and actor.
Nick Clegg|Nicholas "Nick" Clegg (born 1967), British politician
Nick Jonas (born 1992), Singer & Songwriter
Nicholas Mosley (born 1923), British novelist and aristocrat
Nicholas Sparks (author)|Nicholas Charles Sparks (born 1965), American novelist, screenwriter
Nicholas Sparks (politician) (1794–1862), American politician.
Nicholas Gross
Saints
Saint Nicholas The Duc Bui , one of the Vietnamese Martyrs
Saint Nicholas of Flue
Saint Nicholas of Japan
Saint Nicholas of Myra, also known as Sinterklaas
See also
Nikolaos
References
reflist Category:Given names of Greek language origin Category:Greek masculine given names? Category:English masculine given names Category:Given names
