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Around the world, Nicolas (Nicolas , Никола , Николас , and others...) is a prevalent male forename. The first name Nicolas is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is a prevalent male name, France, where it is a widespread male name, and Argentina, where it is a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in France, Argentina, and Mexico. Much less frequently, Nicolas is the last name as well as the forename.
Nicolas is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Nicolas | Mexico, France, Brazil, Argentina, Spain |
Никола | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia |
Николас | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia |
نيكولا | Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, Tunisia, Lebanon |
ניקולא | Israel |
ニコラ | Japan |
Николя | Ukraine, Russia |
Colas, Colin, Collet, Collett, Collin, Klaus, Koling, Mikalai, Mikalaj, Mikalay, Mikałaj, Miklavž, Miklos, Miklós, Mikola, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, Mikławš, Mykola, Mykoła, Niccolò, Nicholas, Nickel, Nicolaas, Nicolae, Nicolaes, Nicolau, Nicolay, Nicolaï, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicolino, Nicolo, Nicolàs, Nicolás, Nicolâs, Nicolãs, Nicolò, Nicolās, Nicoląs, Nicos, Nicòlas, Nicólas, Nicólás, Nicôlas, Nicôlâs, Niels, Niko, Nikola, Nikolai,
Nicolas is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nicolas Bourbaki , the collective pseudonym for a group of (mainly French) 20th-century mathematicians; Nicolas Flamel , character in Harry Potter; Nicolas Le Floch , the fictional character, Nicolas Le Floch; Nicolas de Lenfent , the Fictional character from the Vampire Chronicles series and Nick Wilde , the Zootopia character, and in many other works.