What does Nicolas mean?

Nicolas means "victor of the people"

How do we pronounce Nicolas?

Nicolas \ni-co-las, nic-ol-as\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Nicolas is pronounced as NIHK-ow-LaeS- or NIY-Kow-Laa- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Nicolas: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Nicolas?

Nicolas is used predominantly in the English, French, and Spanish languages. It is derived from Old Greek origins. Biblical name: In the New Testament, Nicolas was a native and proselyte of Antioch. In addition, Nicolas is a variation (English, French, and Spanish) of the name Nicholas definition (English and French). The name name Nicolaas is a variation of Nicolas. Nicolas is a popular baby boy name. The name's popularity rose from the 1930s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1998 with 0.144% of baby boys being given the name Nicolas. It had a ranking of #132 then. The baby name has experienced a fall in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.116% and its ranking #162. Among the family of boy names directly linked to Nicolas, Nicholas name variations was the most commonly used. In 2010, it was more commonly used than Nicolas by 4 times.

The following famous people share the name Nicolas:

  • Actor Nicolas Cage, born Nicolas Coppola 7 January 1964, Long Beach, California
  • Mathematician Nicolas Copernicus, born Niclas Kopernik 19 February 1473 - 24 May 1543, Torun, Poland
  • President of France Nicolas Sarkozy, born Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sárkozy de Nagy-Bocsa 28 January 1955, Paris, France.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Nicolas:

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The baby name Nicolas fun facts:

The name Nicolas in reverse order is "Salocin".

The numerological value of the name Nicolas is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Nicolas?

Nicolas is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.11%
20130.11%
20120.11%
20110.12%
20100.12%
20090.13%
20080.13%
20070.14%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames