Forename Nicholas

Worldwide, Nicholas (Nicholas , Никола , Νικόλαος , among others...) is a widespread masculine forename. The first name Nicholas is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is a prevalent boy's name, the United States, where it is a common boy's name, and Serbia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Bulgaria, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Nicholas is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Nicholas is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Nicholas

name Nicos, name Mikola, name Mykola, name Colle, name Nicolay, name Nicholàs, name Nicolo, name Nicolaes, name Mikuláš, name Nicolás, name Nickolas, name Kula, name Collard, name Mikołaj, name Nicolaï, name ニコラス, name Nikolaas, name Hoàng, name Cole, name Niels, name Nikola, name Niccolò, name Miklós, name Νικόλαος, name Nikita, name Nicholás, name Nickless, name Mikalai, name Mikalaj, name Mykoła, name Nicola, name Nichòlas, name Nichólas, name Nicolau, name Nicolino, name ניקולס, name Nicolò, name Nikolai, name Nicolae, name Mikławš, name Nikolajs, name Никола, name Nicolas, name Nikolaj, name Collet, name Miklavž, name Nikolai, Nikolaj, name Nicu, name Nicolaas, name Nickel, name Mikałaj, name Mikalay, name Николас, name Miklos, name Klaas, name Nicholas, name نيكولاس

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Nicholas	Nigeria, Ghana, United States, Kenya, United Kingdom
Никола	Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia
Νικόλαος	Greece
نيكولاس	Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Palestinian Territory
Николас	Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia
ニコラス	Japan
ניקולס	Israel

First names said to be same

Cole, Collard, Colle, Collet, Hoàng, Klaas, Kula, Mikalai, Mikalaj, Mikalay, Mikałaj, Miklavž, Miklos, Miklós, Mikola, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, Mikławš, Mykola, Mykoła, Niccolò, Nicholàs, Nicholás, Nichòlas, Nichólas, Nickel, Nickless, Nickolas, Nicola, Nicolaas, Nicolae, Nicolaes, Nicolas, Nicolau, Nicolay, Nicolaï, Nicolino, Nicolo, Nicolás, Nicolò, Nicos, Nicu, Niels, Nikita, Nikola, Nikolaas, Nikolai, Nikolai, Nikolaj, Nikolaj, Nikolajs,

First name Nicholas in the context

Nicholas is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nicholas Brody , the fictional character on the American television/drama thriller Homeland; Nicholas Alexander , the character in The West Wing; Nicholas , the Christian saint and deacon referred to in the Acts of the Apostles in the Bible; Nicholas L. Glenn , the player character from the 2014 video game Contagion and Nicholas Andre , the main antagonist of the 1994 film Dumb and Dumber., and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	nicholas stoudites Byzantine monk (b. 793)
	nicholas mystikos Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 852)
	nicholas julian squire Peerage person ID=697383 (b. 967)
	nicholas iii of constantinople priest (b. 1050)
	nicholas iv of constantinople Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 1070)
	nicholas kallikles Byzantine physician and poet (b. 1080)
	nicholas ap gwrgan Nicholas ap Gwrgan (d. 1183), bishop of Llandaff (b. 1100)
	nicholas i, bishop of schleswig Bishop of Schleswig (b. 1101)
	nicholas i of saint omer French knight who participated in the Fourth Crusade and became a lord in the Frankish Duchy of Athens, father of Bela (b. 1101)
	nicholas d'oisy, lord of avesnes Lord of Avesnes (b. 1101)
	nicholas de verdon (1150-1231) (b. 1150)
	nicholas of arbroath Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1201)
	nicholas de stuteville (b. 1150)
	nicholas mesarites Byzantine churchman and writer (b. 1163)
	nicholas de moels Anglo-Norman administrator in Somerset (b. 1195)

Forename Nicholas

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Nicholas

First names said to be same

First name Nicholas in the context

Notable namesakes

Characteristic surnames