The story behind Nicolas
A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of less common usage, variant of Nicholas.
Other language forms and explanations (3)
French entry
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Nicholas
Portuguese entry
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Nicolau, equivalent to English Nicholas; variant form Nikolas
Tagalog entry
a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Nicholas
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈnɪ.kə.ləs/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /ˈnɪk.ləs/
- French: /ni.kɔ.la/
- French: /ni.kɔ.lɑ/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /niˈko.lɐs/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: /niˈko.lɐʃ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /niˈko.lɐʃ/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /nikoˈlas/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [n̪ɪ.x̠oˈlas]
Popularity
Nicolas ranked #177 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Nicolas
Neptúnus
Borrowed from Latin Neptūnus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nerijus
Derived from Ancient Greek Νηρεύς (Nēreús).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nicholas
From Middle English Nicholas, from Old French Nicholas, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + λαός (laós, “people”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nicolás
From Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nicolaus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκόλᾱος (Nīkólāos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nikolas
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Nicolas or Nicolau, equivalent to English Nicholas
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Nicolas
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Nicolas
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length