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First name origin & meaning:

Greek: Victorious people

First name variations: Nicolas, Nikolas, Nikolie, Niko, Nikolaus, Nicklaus, Nicola, Nick, Nicky, Nikki, Nikita, Nickita, Nikos, Nikolai, Nikola, Nicholai, Nicanor, Nikos, Nicos, Nichol, Nichols, Nicolson, Nicol, Nicolo, Nikolos, Nicko, Nicodemus, Nils, Niles, Nixon, Cole, Colin, Colet, Claus, Klaus, Klaas, Miklós, Nicholas

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. North German: variant spelling of Klass.
  2. Czech: from Czech klas ‘ear of a cereal plant’. See also Kless.
  3. Czech and Slovak: from a short form of the personal name Nikolas (see Nicholas).
  4. Jewish (Ashkenazic): unexplained.