What Does The Name Nicolas Mean?

Nicolas is a name for males. It is pronounced as Nee-koh-las. It is Greek name which meant victorious people. It is a name with biblical connections. A person with the name Nicolas was one of the seven qualified men as per the Christian congregation. St Nicholas is also another name for Santa Claus in Greek and Russia. He is considered as the patron saint for children, scholars, sailors and pawnbrokers.

This name has been borne by five popes and two emperors of Russia. Nikolos, Nikolai, Niklos, Nickolaus etc are variants of Nicolas. It is a very common and popular first name as well as a surname. Some of the well known people with this name are actors Nicholas Cage and Nicholas Grace, a Dicken's character Nicholas Nickleby, Nicol Williamson, and political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli.