Nicholas

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Quotations 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Nicolas
• rare, nonstandard: Nickolas, Nikolas

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikolaos) from νικάω (nikaō), “‘I conquer’”) + λαός (laos), “‘people’”)

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Nicholas

Plural -

Nicholas (plural Nicholases)

1. A male given name. Best known for a legendary St. Nicholas, associated with Father Christmas.
2. A patronymic surname.

[edit] Related terms

• variants:Colin, Claus, Klaus
• pet forms:Nick, Nicky, Nico
• medieval forms: Nicol, Nichol
• feminine forms: Nicola, Nicole, Nicki, Nikki
• Santa Claus

[edit] Quotations

• 1593, William Shakespeare, King Henry VI, Part 1: Act II, Scene I:

  Sirrah, if they meet not with Saint Nicholas' clerks, I'll give thee this neck.

• 1872 George Eliot, Middlemarch, Chapter 53:

  I must call you Nick - we always did call you young Nick when we knew you meant to marry the old widow. Some said you had a handsome family likeness to old Nick, but that was your mother's fault, calling you Nicholas. Aren't you glad to see me again?

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