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First name origin & meaning:

Greek: Victorious people

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

Last name origin & meaning:

German: from the personal name, a German form of the Greek personal name Nikolaos (see Nicholas). After Johann and Peter, Nikolaus was the third most popular personal name in medieval Germany.