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Across the world, Nicolaas (Nicolaas , نيكولاس , Николас , and others...) is a common male first name. The forename Nicolaas is characteristic of South Africa, where it is quite a common masculine name, Suriname, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Netherlands. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in South Africa, Indonesia, and Netherlands. Very seldom, Nicolaas is the last name as well as the forename.
Nicolaas is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Nicolaas | Indonesia, Namibia, Netherlands, South Africa, United States |
نيكولاس | Sudan, Egypt, Palestinian Territory, Iraq |
Николас | Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria |
ニコラス | Japan |
ניקולס | Israel |
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Nicolaas is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nick Wilde , the Zootopia character; Nick Fury , the fictional character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Infinity War; Michael Darling , the fictional character from Peter Pan; Niklaus Mikaelson , the fictional character in The Vampire Diaries and The Originals television series and Nearly Headless Nick , character in Harry Potter, and in many other works.
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