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Nicholas or Nikolas or Nicolas or Nickolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''), a compound of νίκη ''nikē'' 'victory' and λαός; ''laos'' 'people', that is, victory of the people. The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the inspiration for Santa Claus. The customary English version of spelling "Nicholas", using an "h", first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the Reformation, though "Nicolas" is occasionally used. In the United States, Nicholas – and its variations – was the 17th most popular male name given to babies in 2006. Roughly 0.7151% of the baby boys born that year, or 15,414, were given that name. It is decreasing in popularity, from a high in 1997, when 27,248 males in the United States were given the name Nicholas. That year was the most popular year for Nicholas since 1880, when U.S. records were kept for given names.〔US Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/〕 The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. ==Male variations== Variations for males include:〔(Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names )〕〔(Nordic Names )〕 *(アルバニア語:Nikollë, Nikolla, Nikollai, Nikë, Niklaus, Klaus, Koll, Kolë) *(アラゴン語:Nicolau) *(アラビア語:نيكولا) *(アルメニア語:Նիկողայոս (''Nikog''(''h'')''ayos'', ''Nigog''(''h'')''ayos''), Նիկողոս (''Nikog''(''h'')''os'', ''Nigog''(''h'')''os'')) *(バスク語:Nikola) *(ベラルーシ語:''Мікалай'' (Mikalai), ''Мікола'' (Mikola)) * Breton: Nikolaz *(ブルガリア語:Никола (''Nikola''), Николай (''Nikolay''), Никлен (''Niklen''), Никулица (''Nikùlitsa''), Коле (''Kole''), Кольо (''Kolyo''), Колю (''Kolyu'')) *(カタルーニャ語、バレンシア語:Nicolau) *(中国語:尼古拉斯 (''Nígǔlāsī'')) *(クロアチア語:Nikola, Nikula, Mikola, Mikac, Mika, Nikić, Niko, Mikula, Nikica) * *(デンマーク語:Claus, Klaus, Niels, Nicolai, Nikolaj, Nilas, Nis, Nikolas, Nikolai, Nicklas, Niklas) *(オランダ語:Nicolaas, Nikolaas, Klaas, Nico, Niek, Niels) *(英語:Nicholas, Nikolas, Nicolas, Colin, Collin) *(エスペラント:Niĉjo, Niko, Nikolao) *(エストニア語:Nigul, Niilo) *(フィジー語:Niko) *(フィンランド語:Launo, Niilo, Niklas, Niko, Nikolai) *(フランス語:Nicolas, Nico, Colas, Colin) *(ガリシア語:Nicolao) *(グルジア語:ნიკოლოზ (''Nikoloz''), ნიკა (''Nika''), ნიკო (''Niko''), კოლაუ (''Kolau'')) *(ドイツ語:Claus, Claas, Klaas, Klaus, Klas, Nickolaus, Nicolaus, Niklaus, Nickolas, Nikolaus, Nikolo, Niklas, Nico, Niko) *(ギリシア語:Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''), Νικόλας (''Nikolas''), Νίκος (''Nikos''), Νικολής (''Nikolis'')) *(ハンガリー語:Miklós, Nikola, Nyikoláj) *(アイスランド語:Nikulás, Níels, Nils) *(アイルランド語:Nioclás) *(イタリア語:Nicola, Nicolò, Niccolò, Nico, Nicolas) *(日本語:ニコラス (''Nikorasu'')) *(朝鮮語:니콜라스 (''Nikollaseu'')) *(ラテン語:Nicolaus) *(ラトビア語:Niklāvs, Nikolass, Nikolajs, Niks, Klāvs) *(リトアニア語:Mikalojus, Nikolajus) *Leonese: ''Nicolás'', ''Nicu'', ''Colás'' * *(マケドニア語:Никола (''Nikola''), Коле (''Kole''), Кољо (''Koljo''), Николче (''Nikolče''), Николе (''Nikole'')) *(マレー語:Nikk) *(ノルウェー語:Nils, Nikolai) *Persian): نیکولاس (Nikolâs) *(ポーランド語:Mikołaj, Mik, Mikołajek, Nikolas) *(ポルトガル語:Nicolau, Nícolas) *(ルーマニア語、モルドバ語():Neculai, Nicolae, Nicu, Nicușor, Niculae) *(ロシア語:Николай (''Nikolai''), Коля (''Kolya'')) *(スコットランド・ゲール語:Neacel, Nichol, Nicol, Caelan, Calen) *Syriac: ܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ (''Zakhya, Zakhia, زخيا'') *(セルビア語:Никола (''Nikola''), Николај (''Nikolaj''), Никодије (''Nikodije''), Кода (''Koda''), Коле (''Kole''), Никша (''Nikša''),Николица (''Nikolica''), Никшица (''Nikšica''), Нико (''Niko''), Никица (''Nikica'')) *(スロバキア語:Mikuláš, Nikola, Mikoláš) *(スロベニア語:Miklavž, Niko, Nikolaj) *(スペイン語:Nicolás, Nicolao) *(スウェーデン語:Nels, Niklas, Niclas, Nicklas, Nils, Klas, Claes) *Tamil: நிக்கோலஸ் (''Nikkōlas'') *Telugu: నికోలస్ (''Nikōlas'') *Thai: นิโคลัส (''Níkohlát, Nikholạs̄'') *(トンガ語:Nikolasi) *(トルコ語:Nikola) *(ウクライナ語:Микола (''Mykola''), Миколай (''Mykolai'', ''Mykolay'')) * * *Yiddish: ניקאַלאַס (''Nyqʼalʼas'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nicholas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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