Nicholas

Male given name

For other uses, see Nicholas (disambiguation) and Nicolas (disambiguation).

Nicholas

Saint Nicholas of Myra

Pronunciation| /ˈnɪkələs/
Gender| Male
Origin
Language(s)| Greek
Meaning| Victory of the people
Other names
Derived|

* Ancient Greek: Νῑκόλᾱος, romanized: Nikólaos:
* From νίκη, nī́kē 'victory' and λᾱός, lāós 'people'

Related names| Miklós, Mikalai, Nicander, Nicanor, Niccolò, Nickolas, Nico, Nicol, Nicola, Nicolaas, Nicolae, Nicolao, Nicolas, Nicolau, Nicolay, Nicole, Nicolle, Nikita, Niklas, Nikola, Nikolai, Nikolaos, Nikolas, Nikolaus, Nikolla, Nikollë, Nikos

Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek Νικόλαος, Nikolaos. It originally derived from a combination of two Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In turn, the name means "victory of the people."

The name has been widely used in countries with significant Christian populations, owing in part to the veneration of Saint Nicholas, which became increasingly prominent in Western Europe from the 11th century. Revered as a saint in many Christian denominations, the Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, and Anglican Churches all celebrate Saint Nicholas Day on December 6. In maritime regions throughout Europe, the name and its derivatives have been especially popular, as St Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. This remains particularly so in Greece, where St Nicholas is the patron saint of the Hellenic Navy.[1][2]

## Origins

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The name derives from the Ancient Greek: Νῑκόλᾱος, romanized: Nikólaos.[3] It is understood to mean 'victory of the people', being a compound of two Greek words, νίκη, nī́kē 'victory'[4] and λᾱός, lāós 'people'.[5] An ancient[5] paretymology (a false etymology) of the latter element, λᾱός, is that it originates from λᾶς, lâs (a contracted form of λᾶας, lâas), meaning 'stone' or 'rock'.[6] This is in reference to the story of Deucalion and Pyrrha from Greek mythology. As the sole survivors of a catastrophic deluge, they were able to repopulate the world by throwing stones behind them, over their shoulders, while they kept marching on. The stones formed men and women where they landed.

The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the inspiration for Santa Claus, but it predates said bishop by several centuries: the Athenian historian Thucydides for example, mentions that in the second year of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) between Sparta and Athens, the Spartans sent a delegation to the Persian king to ask for his help to fight the Athenians; a certain Nikolaos was one of the delegates.[7]

The customary English spelling Nicholas, using a ch, as though the word were spelled in Greek with a chi, first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the Reformation, although the spelling Nicolas is occasionally used.[citation needed]

In Scotland, until the late nineteenth century, fishing communities used Nicholas as a female name.[8][9]

## Male variations

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Variations for males include:[10][11]

* Afrikaans: Nicolaas, Niklaas
* Albanian: Nikolas, Nikolla, Nikollë, Nikë, Klaus, Nikolin, Kolë
* Arabic: نِقُولَا (Niqūlā)
* Aragonese: Nicolau
* Armenian: Նիկողայոս (Nikog(h)ayos, Nigog(h)ayos), Նիկողոս (Nikog(h)os, Nigog(h)os)
* Asturleonese: Nicolás, Nicu, Colás
* Basque: Nikola
* Belarusian: Мікалай (Mikalai), Мікола (Mikola)
* Breton: Nikolaz
* Bulgarian: Никола (Nikola), Николай (Nikolay), Никлен (Niklen), Никулица (Nikùlitsa), Коле (Kole), Кольо (Kolyo), Колю (Kolyu)
* Catalan: Nicolau
* Chuvash: Mikulaj
* Croatian: Nikola, Nikolac, Niko, Nikolaj
* Czech: Nikolas, Nicolas, Mikuláš
* Dhivehi: ނިކޮލަސް (Nikolas)
* Danish: Niklas, Klaus, Nikolas, Niels, Nicklas, Nikolai, Nicolai, Nicolas, Nikolaj, Niclas, Nilas, Claus, Nis
* Dutch: Nikolaas, Klaas, Nicolas, Nicolaas, Niek, Nico, Niels, Claas, Claes
* Esperanto: Niĉjo, Niko, Nikolao
* Estonian: Nigulas, Nicolas, Nigul, Mikk, Niilo
* Finnish: Niklas, Niko, Niilo, Nikolai, Nicolas, Launo, Nikol
* French: Nicolas, Nico, Colin, Colas
* Galician: Nicolao, Nicolau
* Georgian: ნიკოლოზ (Nikoloz), ნიკო (Niko), ნიკა (Nika), კოლა (Kola)
* German: Nikolaus, Niklas, Niklaus, Nikolaus, Nickolas, Nicolas, Nickolaus, Nikolo, Nicolaus, Niko, Nico, Klaus, Claus, Klas
* Greek: Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), Νικόλας (Nikolas), Νίκος (Nikos), Νικολής (Nikolis)
* Hungarian: Miklós, Nikolasz, Klausz, Mikulás (only for Santa Claus), Mikó, Mikes, Miksa
* Icelandic: Nikulás, Nicolas, Níels, Nils
* Indonesian: Nicholas, Nicolas, Niko, Nikola, Nickolas, Nicko, Nick
* Iranian: Nik
* Irish: Nioclás
* Italian: Niccolò, Nicolò, Nicola, Nicolas, Nicolao
* Japanese: ニコラス (Nikorasu)
* Latin: Nicolaus
* Latvian: Niklāvs, Klāvs, Nikolass, Nikolajs
* Lithuanian: Mikalojus, Nikolajus
* Low German: Nikolaas, Klaus, Nicolaas, Klaas, Nicolas
* Luxembourgish: Nicolas
* Macedonian: Никола (Nikola), Коле (Kole), Кољо (Koljo), Николче (Nikolče), Николе (Nikole)
* Malay: Nikkolas
* Maltese: Nikola
* Māori: Nikora
* Norwegian: Nils, Nikolai, Nicolas
* Persian: نیک (Nik)
* Polish: Mikołaj, Mikołajek, Nikolas, Nicolas, Mik
* Portuguese: Nicolau, Nícolas, Nicola
* Romanian: Nicolae, Nicolas, Nicușor, Nicoară (old variant inherited from Latin), Neculai, Niculae, Nicu
* Russian: Николай (Nikolai), Коля (Kolya)
* Scottish Gaelic: Neacel, Nichol, Nicol, Caelan, Calen, Nicolas
* Serbian: Никола (Nikola, Ниџа (Nidža), Ниџо (Nidžo, Нико (Niko)
* Slovak: Mikuláš, Nikolas, Mikoláš, Nicolas
* Slovene: Miklavž, Niko, Nikolaj
* Spanish: Nicolás, Nikolas
* Swedish: Nels, Niklas, Niclas, Nicklas, Nils, Klas, Claes, Nicolas
* Tongan: Nikolasi
* Tatar: Микулай (Miqulay)[12]
* Ukrainian: Микола (Mykola), Миколай (Mykolai)
* Upper Sorbian: Mikławš
* West Frisian: Klaes
* Yakut: Ньукулай (Ńukulay)

## Female forms

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Female forms include:[10]

* Bulgarian: Николина (Nikolina), Николета (Nikoleta), Никол (Nikol), Нина (Nina)
* Czech: Nikol, Nikoleta, Nikola, Nicol
* Dutch: Klasina, Klazina, Nicole, Nicolien, Nicolet, Nicoline
* Danish: Nikoline
* English: Nicole/Nichole, Nicola/Nichola
* French: Colette, Coline, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicoline, Cosette
* German: Nikol, Nikole, Nikola, Nicole, Nicola
* Greek: Νίκη (Níkē, a conflation with Níke), Νικολέτα (Nikoléta), Νικολίνα (Νikolína)
* Hungarian: Nikolett
* Indonesian: Nicole, Niki, Nicola
* Italian: Nicoletta, Nicole, Nicolina
* Macedonian: Николина (Nikolina)
* Norwegian: Nilsine, Nicoline
* Polish: Nikola
* Portuguese: Nicole
* Romanian: Niculina, Nicoleta
* Scottish: Nicola, Nicholas (Lowlands 18th/19th century)
* Serbo-Croatian: Nikolija (archaic), Nikolina, Nikoleta
* Slovak: Nikola, Nikoleta
* Slovene: Nika
* Spanish: Nicol, Nicoleta, Nicoletta, Nikol, Nicole.

## People known as Nicholas

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### Single name (rulers, popes, patriarch and antipopes)

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* Antipope Nicholas V
* Nicholas I of Russia
* Nicholas II of Russia
* Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš (1840–1921) King of Montenegro
* Patriarchs of Constantinople, of which the best known are Nicholas Mystikos and Nicholas III Grammatikos
* Prince Nicholas of Romania (1903–1978)
* Pope Nicholas I
* Pope Nicholas II
* Pope Nicholas III
* Pope Nicholas IV
* Pope Nicholas V

### Given name

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* Nicholas Abercrombie (born 1944), English academic and sociologist
* Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe (1719–1794), Ceylonese–Dutch colonial administrator
* Nicholas Abram (1589–1655), French Jesuit and theologian
* Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade (1927–2013), Ghanaian judge
* Nicholas Addlery (born 1981), Jamaican soccer player
* Nicholas Agar (born 1965), New Zealand professor
* Nicholas Alahverdian (born 1987), American sex offender
* Nicholas Albery (1948–2001), English author and social inventor
* Nicholas Alexis, Trinidadian cricketer
* Nicholas Alipui, Ghanaian humanitarian
* Nicholas Alkemade (1922–1987) British tail gunner
* Nicholas Allard (born 1952), American attorney
* Nicholas Allenby (1909–1995), English Anglican clergyman
* Nicholas Amankwah (born 1984), Ghanaian politician
* Nicholas R. Amato (born 1940), American politician
* Nicholas Ammeter (born 2000), Swiss soccer player
* Nicholas Amoako (born 1997), Ghanaian soccer player
* Nicholas Amponsah (born 1997), Ghanaian soccer player
* Nicholas Angelich (1970–2022), American pianist
* Nicholas Angell (born 1979), American ice hockey player
* Nicholas Archibald (born 1975), Scottish cricketer
* Nicholas Arciniaga (born 1983), American long-distance runner
* Nicholas Armstrong (born 1975), English cricketer
* Nicholas Asbury (born 1971), British actor and author
* Nicholas Anthony Ascioti (born 1974), American composer and conductor
* Nicholas Ashmore (born 1961), British military officer
* Nicholas Ashton (1904–1986), English cricketer
* Nicholas Asmussen (1871–1941), German–born Canadian politician and building contractor
* Nicholas Asselta (born 1951), American politician
* Nicholas Ayache (born 1958), French computer scientist
* Nicholas Bacon (disambiguation), several people
* Nicholas Baptiste (born 1995), Haitian–Canadian ice hockey player
* Nicholas Barré (1621–1686), French Catholic priest
* Nicholas Basbanes (born 1943), American author
* Nicholas Bayard (1644–1707), Dutch–born American slave trader
* Nicholas Bayard (theologian) (fl. 1300?), Dominican theologian
* Nicholas Baylies (1768–1847), American judge, lawyer, and politician
* Nicholas Benavides (born 2001), Hong Kong soccer player
* Nicholas Bennett (disambiguation), several people
* Nicholas Benois (1813–1898), Russian architect
* Nicholas F. Benton (born 1944), American publisher
* Nicholas Berliner, American diplomat
* Nicholas Bett (1992–2018), Kenyan hurdler
* Nicholas Kiptanui Bett (born 1996), Kenyan steeplechase runner
* Nicholas Bignall (born 1990), English soccer player
* Nicholas Bilokapic (born 2002), Australian soccer player
* Nicholas Binge (born 1990), Singaporean–born British author
* Nicholas Bingham (born 1945), English mathematician
* Nicholas Biwott (1940–2017), Kenyan businessman, philanthropist, and politician
* Nicholas Blain, Australian economist
* Nicholas Blake (disambiguation), several people
* Nicholas Blechman, American illustrator and graphic designer
* Nicholas Blincoe (born 1965), English author, critic, and screenwriter
* Nicholas Blomley (born 1962), English–Canadian professor and legal geographer
* Nicholas Bloom (born 1973), British–American economist and professor
* Nicholas Bodman (1913–1997), American linguist
* Nicholas Bonneville (1760–1828), French bookseller, journalist, printer, and writer
* Nicholas Bonsor (1942–2023), English politician
* Nicholas Boyle (born 1946), English academic and literary critic
* Nicholas Bradanovich (1907–1961), New Zealand rugby union player
* Nicholas F. Brady (born 1930), American banker and politician
* Nicholas Braun (born 1988), American actor
* Nicholas Brendon (born 1971), American actor and writer
* Nicholas Briggs (born 1961), English actor, composer, director, and writer
* Nicholas Briot (1579–1646), medallist, coin engraver, and mechanical engineer
* Nicholas Britell (born 1980), American actor
* Nicholas Brodszky (1905–1958), Russian–Ukrainian composer
* Nicholas Bruckman, English–American documentarian
* Nicholas Buckland (born 1989), English ice dancer
* Nicholas Budgen (1937–1998), English politician
* Nicholas Budgeon (born 1987), Australian field hockey player
* Nicholas Bullen (born 1968), English musician
* Nicholas Bundock (born 1973), Scottish Anglican bishop
* Nicholas Burtner, American permaculturist
* Nicholas Calabrese (1942–2023), American mob hitman
* Nicholas J. Calogero (1924–2004), American politician
* Nicholas Campbell (born 1952), Canadian actor and filmmaker
* Nicholas Campion (born 1953), English astrologer and author
* Nicholas Canellakis (born 1984), American cellist
* Nicholas Canny (born 1944), Irish academic and historian
* Nicholas Cartwright, Australian actor
* Nicholas Cavaliere (1899–1995), American cinematographer
* Nicholas J. Celebrezze (born 1977), American politician and lawyer
* Nicholas Chabraja (born 1942), Serbian–American lawyer
* Nicholas Chalmers (born 1977), English conductor
* Nicholas Chamberlain (born 1963), English Anglican bishop
* Nicholas Charnetsky (1884–1959), Ukrainian Catholic bishop
* Nicholas Chase (born 1966), American composer
* Nicholas Chelimo (born 1983), Kenyan long-distance runner
* Nicholas Chiaravalloti, American politician
* Nicholas F. Chilton, Australian chemist and professor
* Nicholas Choi (born 1993), Hong Kong foil fencer
* Nicholas Christakis (born 1962), American physician and sociologist
* Nicholas Christenfeld, American professor and psychologist
* Nicholas Christofilos (1916–1972), Greek physicist
* Nicholas Ciarelli (born 1986), American journalist
* Nicholas J. Cifarelli (1928–2005), Italian–American physician
* Nicholas Cirillo (born 1997), American actor and producer
* Nicholas Civella (1912–1983), American mobster
* Nicholas Clack (born 1930), English rower
* Nicholas Clagett (1686–1746), English bishop
* Nicholas Clapp (born 1936), American filmmaker, writer, and amateur archaeologist
* Nicholas Clapton (born 1955), English author, countertenor, and singing teacher
* Nicholas Clavin (born 1948), Irish soccer player
* Nicholas Cleaver (born 1975), Australian freestyle skier
* Nicholas Clemente (1929–2009), attorney, judge, novelist, and professor
* Nicholas Cleobury (born 1950), English conductor
* Nicholas Clinch (1930–2016), author, environmentalist, lawyer, and mountaineer
* Nicholas Colasanto (1924–1985), American actor and director
* Nicholas Coleridge (born 1957), English author, cultural chair, and media executive
* Nicholas Colla (born 1986), Australian actor and filmmaker
* Nicholas Collon (born 1983), British conductor
* Nicholas Comper (1897–1939), English aviator and aircraft designer
* Nicholas Conard (born 1961), American–German archaeologist and prehistorian
* Nicholas Condy (1793–1857), English painter
* Nicholas Confessore (born 1976), American political correspondent
* Nicholas Congiato (1816–1897), Italian Jesuit priest
* Nicholas Connor (born 1999), English filmmaker
* Nicholas Conroy (1816–1879), Irish–born Canadian farmer and politician
* Nicholas Contreraz (1982–1998), American torture victim
* Nicholas Copeman (1906–1969), English Navy officer
* Nicholas Corozzo (born 1940), American mobster
* Nicholas Cosmo (born 1971), American businessman and white-collar criminal
* Nicholas Cottam (born 1951), British military officer
* Nicholas Courtney (1929–2011), Egyptian–born English actor
* Nicholas Cowdery (born 1946), Australian barrister
* Nicholas Cradock (born 2005), Australian actor
* Nicholas Crafts (1949–2023), British economist
* Nicholas Crane (born 1954), English broadcaster, explorer, geographer, and writer
* Nicholas Craven, Canadian record producer
* Nicholas Creed (born 1980), English cricketer
* Nicholas Cresswell (1750–1804), English diarist and explorer
* Nicholas Cummings (1924–2020), American author and psychologist
* Nicholas Cummins (born 1973), Australian cricket administrator
* Nicholas D'Agosto (born 1980), American actor
* Nicholas Daniloff (1934–2024), French–born American journalist
* Nicholas Danby (1935–1997), British organist, recitalist, and teacher
* Nicholas Dante (1941–1991), American dancer and writer
* Nicholas Davey (born 1950), British philosopher and professor
* Nicholas Dawidoff (born 1962), American writer
* Nicholas Delbanco (born 1942), American writer
* Nicholas Denton, Australian actor and writer
* Nicholas Devlin (born 1971), Canadian judge
* Nicholas Dillon (born 1997), Trinidadian soccer player
* Nicholas Dimbleby (1946–2024), English sculptor
* Nicholas Dopuch (1929–2018), American educator and accounting researcher
* Nicholas Doumanis (born 1964), Australian historian
* Nicholas Downs (born 1976), American actor
* Nicholas Dozenberg (1882–1954), Latvian–born American communist
* Nicholas Dromgoole (1927–2023), Brazilian–born English ballet critic
* Nicholas Duarte (born 2003), Australian soccer player
* Nicholas Duncan-Williams (born 1957), Ghanaian preacher and religious leader
* Nicholas Fairall (born 1989), American ski jumper
* Nicholas Fairbairn (1933–1995), Scottish advocate and politician
* Nicholas Falcone (1892–1981), Italian–American composer, conductor, educator, and marching band director
* Nicholas Fandos, American journalist
* Nicholas Farrell (born 1955), English actor
* Nicholas Fattoush (born 1943), Lebanese politician
* Nicholas Fekete (born 1962), Canadian modern pentathlete
* Nicholas Fenn (1936–2016), British diplomat
* Nicholas Fernandes (born 1992), Indian soccer player
* Nicholas Fernandez (born 1990), Australian figure skater
* Nicholas Fernando (1932–2020), Sri Lankan Catholic archbishop
* Nicholas Fernicola (1903–1982), American politician
* Nicholas Ferraby (born 1983), English cricketer
* Nicholas Ferraro (1928–1984), American lawyer and politician
* Nicholas Field (born 1948), British actor
* Nicholas Fitzherbert (1550–1612), English secretary
* Nicholas Fitzsimon (1807–2849), Irish politician
* Nicholas Fletcher (born 1954), American football player and coach
* Nicholas Folker (born 1976), South African swimmer
* Nicholas Folland (born 1967), Australian artist and educator
* Nicholas Ford (1833–1897), American politician
* Nicholas Forell (1923–1998), German structural engineer
* Nicholas Fortugno (born 1975), American educator and game designer
* Nicholas Forwood (born 1948), British barrister and judge
* Nicholas Foulkes, English author, historian, and journalist
* Nicholas Frankau (born 1954), English actor
* Nicholas Frankl (born 1971), Hungarian–English bobsledder
* Nicholas Frayling (born 1944), English Anglican priest
* Nicholas Freeston (1907–1978), English poet
* Nicholas Fung (born 1990), Malaysian golfer
* Nicholas Galitzine (born 1994), English actor
* Nicholas Gleaves (born 1969), English actor and playwright
* Nicholas Gonzalez (born 1976), American actor
* Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke (1953–2012), English historian and professor
* Nicholas Halliday (born 1999), Hong Kong sailor
* Nicholas Hammond (disambiguation), several people
* Nicholas Hoult (born 1989), English actor
* Nicholas Hytner (born 1956), English director and producer
* Nicholas LaRoche (born 1983), American figure skater
* Nicholas Lash (1934–2020), English Catholic theologian
* Nicholas Latifi (born 1995), Canadian racing driver
* Nicholas Laucella (1882–1952), American composer and flautist
* Nicholas Laughlin (born 1975), Trinidadian editor and writer
* Nicholas Lavender (born 1964), English judge
* Nicholas Lavery (born 1998), Australian rower
* Nicholas Lea (born 1962), Canadian actor
* Nicholas Legeros (born 1955), American bronze sculptor
* Nicholas Lemann, American academic and writer
* Nicholas Lezard, English author, journalist, and literary critic
* Nicholas Lindheim (born 1984), American golfer
* Nicholas Livas (born 1987), Greek–American basketball player
* Nicholas Loftin, American record producer
* Nicholas Logsdail (born 1945), English art dealer
* Nicholas Loney (1826–1869), English businessman
* Nicholas Longworth (1869–1931), American lawyer and politician
* Nicholas Luard (1937–2004), British politician and writer
* Nicholas Lydon (born 1957), British biochemist, entrepreneur, and scientist
* Nicholas Lyell (1938–2010), English politician
* Nicholas Lyndhurst (born 1961), English actor
* Nicholas Mangione (1935–2008), American real estate developer
* Nicholas McDonald (born 1996), Scottish singer and songwriter
* Nicholas Megura (1920–1988), American fighter pilot
* Nicholas Monroe (born 1982), American tennis player
* Nicholas Morrow (born 1995), American football player
* Nicholas Mosley (1923–2017), English aristocrat, biographer, and novelist
* Nicholas Nayfack (1909–1958), American film producer
* Nicholas Negroponte (born 1943), Greek–American architect and computer scientist
* Nicholas Nicastro (born 1963), American filmmaker, writer, and film critic
* Nicholas Nixon (born 1947), American photographer
* Nicholas Patrick (born 1964), English–American astronaut and engineer
* Nicholas Paul (born 1998), Trinidadian track cyclist
* Nicholas Pegg, English actor, director, and writer
* Nicholas Petit-Frere (born 1999), American football player
* Nicholas Pettas (born 1973), Greek–Danish mixed martial artist
* Nicholas Pierini (born 1998), Italian soccer player
* Nicholas Pileggi (born 1933), American author and screenwriter
* Nicholas Pinnock (born 1973), English actor
* Nicholas Platt (born 1946), American diplomat
* Nicholas Podany, American actor
* Nicholas Pooran (born 1995), Trinidadian cricketer
* Nicholas Pryor (1935–2024), American actor
* Nicholas Rescher (1928–1924), German–born American author, philosopher, and polymath
* Nicholas Russo (1845–1902), Italian Catholic priest, Jesuit, missionary, and philosopher
* Nicholas Sacco (born 1946), American politician
* Nicholas Samartis, Australian artist, photographer, and sculptor
* Nicholas Santora (1942–2018), American mobster
* Nicholas Santos (born 1980), Brazilian swimmer
* Nicholas Saputra (born 1984), Indonesian actor and film producer
* Nicholas Sheehy (1728–1766), Irish Catholic priest
* Nicholas Soames (born 1948), English politician
* Nicholas Sparks (politician) (1794–1862), American politician
* Nicholas Sparks (born 1965), American novelist and screenwriter
* Nicholas Stoller (born 1976), English–born American filmmaker
* Nicholas Tarling (1931–2017), New Zealand academic, author, and historian
* Nicholas Teo (born 1981), Malaysian–Chinese singer
* Nicholas Thorburn (born 1981), Canadian musician
* Nicholas Treadwell (born 1937), English gallerist
* Nicholas Tse (born 1980), Hong Kong actor, entrepreneur, singer, songwriter, and martial artist
* Nicholas Turturro (born 1962), American actor
* Nicholas Walters (born 1986), Jamaican boxer
* Nicholas Winton (1909–2015), English humanitarian and stockbroker
* Nicholas Worth (1937–2007), American actor
* Nicholas Wrigley (born 1955), British merchant banker

### Nobility

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* Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), Emperor of Russia
* Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), Emperor of Russia
* Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, son of George I of Greece

### Saints

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* Nicholas of Myra
* Nicholas of Trani

#### Catholic

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* Nicholas The Duc Bui
* Nicholas of Flüe
* Nicholas of Tolentino

#### Eastern Orthodox

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* Nicholas of Japan
* Nicholas Kabasilas
* Nicholas of Lesvos
* Nicholas of Ohrid and Žiča
* Nicholas II of Russia
* Nicholas Salos of Pskov

### Surname

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* Bob Nicholas (born 1957), American politician
* Cindy Nicholas (1957–2016), Canadian long-distance swimmer
* Cyril Nicholas (1898–1961), Sri Lankan Burgher army captain, civil servant, and forester
* Edward Nicholas (1593–1699), English politician
* Fred Nicholas (1893–1962), British cricketer
* George Nicholas (politician) (1754–1799), American law professor, son of Robert C. Nicholas Sr.
* George Nicholas (footballer) (born 1992)
* Harry Nicholas (1905–1997), British trade unionist
* John Nicholas (academic), 17th-century Oxford administrator
* John Nicholas (congressman) (1764–1819), American lawyer and politician, father of Robert C. Nicholas
* John Nicholas (judge), Australian judge
* John Nicholas (of Chepstow), 17th-century English politician
* John Spangler Nicholas (1895–1963), American embryologist
* Nick St. Nicholas (born 1943), musician
* Paul Nicholas (born 1944), English actor and singer
* Phil Nicholas (born 1955), American politician
* Philip Nicholas (1876–1952), Welsh rugby player
* Robert C. Nicholas (New York politician) (1801–1851), American politician
* Robert Carter Nicholas, Sr. (1728–1780), American lawyer and politician
* Robert Carter Nicholas (1793–1857), American planter and politician
* Samuel Nicholas (1744–1790), the first American Marine officer and commandant
* Sandra Lovelace Nicholas (born 1948), Canadian indigenous activist and senator
* Thomas Nicholas (disambiguation), several people
* Tom Nicholas, British economist
* Victor A. Nicholas (1897–1956), second Sri Lankan to hold post of Postmaster General of Sri Lanka
* William H. Nicholas (1892–1984), American politician
* William Nicholas (officer) (1785–1812), British Army officer
* Wilson Cary Nicholas (1761–1820), American banker and politician
* The Nicholas Brothers, American tap dancers:
* Fayard Nicholas (1914–2006)
* Harold Nicholas (1921–2000)

## See also

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* All pages with titles beginning with Nicholas
* All pages with titles containing Nicholas
* Nick (short form)
* Nicky, Nickey, Nicki, Niky, Nikky (nicknames)
* Nicholaus

## References

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1. ^ "Greece". St. Nicholas Center. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022.
2. ^ English, Adam C. (2012). "Death Is Only the Beginning". The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The true life and trials of Nicholas of Myra. Waco, Texas (USA): Baylor University Press. pp. 165–191\. ISBN 978-1-60258-634-5.
3. ^ "Saint Nicholas: The story behind the legendary figure that inspired the modern-day Santa". Newshub. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
4. ^ νίκη. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
5. ^ a b λαός in Liddell and Scott.
6. ^ λᾶας in Liddell and Scott.
7. ^ Thucydides. "2.67". History of the Peloponnesian War. At the Perseus Project digital library.
8. ^ "Details for the forename Nicholas". www.whatsinaname.net.
9. ^ "Forenames: Ambiguous names". ScotlandsPeople. Gov.UK. "Names that, today, we would normally associate with boys were occasionally (mainly in the North of Scotland) given to girls and vice versa, for example, Nicholas."
* For an example of such use for females, see this description of a 1754 case of an executed woman, Nicholas Cockburn: Bennett, Rachel E. (December 2017). "Scottish Women and the Hangman's Noose". Capital Punishment and the Criminal Corpse in Scotland, 1740–1834. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 93–119\. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-62018-3_4. ISBN 978-3-319-62017-6.
10. ^ a b "Nicholas". Behind the Name.
11. ^ "Nikolai". Nordic Names.
12. ^ Makaleler. Turuk Dergisi.