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