Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Greek : Victorious people

Boy name variations

Nicholas
Nicolas
Nikolas
Nikolie
Niko
Nikolaus
Nicklaus
Nicola
Nick
Nicky
Nikki
Nikita
Nickita
Nikos
Nikolai
Nikola
Nicholai
Nicanor
Nicos
Nichol
Nichols
Nicolson
Nicol
Nicolo
Nikolos
Nicko
Nicodemus
Nils
Niles
Nixon
Cole
Colin
Colet
Claus
Klaus
Klaas
Miklós

Family name origins & meanings

  • North German : variant spelling of Klass.
  • Czech : from Czech klas ‘ear of a cereal plant’. See also Kless.
  • Czech and Slovak : from a short form of the personal name Nikolas (see Nicholas).
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.

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