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First name origin & meaning:

Greek: Victorious people

First name variations: Nicolas, Nikolas, Nikolie, Niko, Nikolaus, Nicklaus, Nicola, 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, Klas, Klaas, Miklós, Nicholas

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. English: from a pet form of Nicholas.
  2. South German and Dutch: from a pet form of the personal name Nikolaus (see Nicholas).
  3. Jewish (American): Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish names.

Famous people with this first name: Nick Carter, Nick Hornby, Nick Nolte

Famous people who gave their babies this name: Rob Reiner

This name appears in the following lists: Alliterative Names, Literary Characters, Pop Princes and Princesses