Nikolas
[nɪˈkoʊləs]Meaning
variant of Nikolaos (Greek) or Nicholas (English)
Background Story
Nikolas is a variant of the Greek name Nikolaos or the English name Nicholas, and is built on the roots nike and laos. It is used in Albanian, Ancient Greek, Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto and Estonian. Other variants are Nicolaos and Nickolas, and the name has the diminutives Nik, Nikos, Colin, Nic, Nick and Nicky, with Nicola and Nichola as feminine forms. It is recorded as both a given name and a surname.
Variations
Nicolas, Colas, Nick
Related Names
Nicolai
Danish and Norwegian variant form of Nicholas
Niklas
Swedish and German form of Nicholas
Nikos
Greek short form of Nikolaos, which means "victory of the people"
Appollo
God of music, prophecy, healing, and the sun in Greek mythology
Dimitri
Russian variant of Dmitriy and the Georgian form of the name.
Leander
Latinized form of Greek Leandros, from leon "lion" and aner "man"
Nestor
Ancient Greek Νέστωρ, perhaps from νέομαι "to return safely" or νόστος "homecoming"
Neville
English surname from a Norman French place name meaning "new town"
Nicholas
From Greek Nikolaos, "victory of the people"
Nicklaus
Recorded as a given name in English