In the entire world, Νικόλαος (Nicholas 
, Nikolaos 
, Nils , and others...) is a prevalent male first name. The first name Νικόλαος is habitual in Greece, where it is a prevalent masculine name, Sweden, where it is a common masculine name, and the United States (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Greece, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Νικόλαος is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Nicholas | United Kingdom, Kenya, Nigeria, United States, Greece |
| Nikolaos, Nikos | Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Greece, Brazil |
| Nils | Germany, United Kingdom, Kenya, United States, Greece |
| Nicolau | Germany, United Kingdom, South Africa, United States, Brazil |
| Nicolaus | Germany, United Kingdom, Nigeria, United States, Greece |
| Νικόλαος | Greece |
| Николаос | Russia, Ukraine |
Claessen, Fjompenisse, Klaas, Koll, Mikalai, Mikalaj, Mikalay, Mikałaj, Miklavž, Miklos, Miklós, Mikola, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, Mikławš, Mykola, Mykoła, Niccolò, Nickel, Nicoară, Nicola, Nicolaas, Nicolae, Nicolaes, Nicolaite, Nicolao, Nicolaos, Nicolas, Nicolay, Nicolino, Nicolo, Nicolás, Nicolò, Nicos, Nicu, Niels, Niklāvs, Niko, Nikola, Nikolai, Nikolai, Nikolaj, Nikolaj, Nikolajs, Nikolajus, Nikolao, Nikolas, Nikolasi, Nikolass, Nikolaus, Nikolay,
Νικόλαος 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; Nearly Headless Nick , character in Harry Potter and Nicholas Brody , the fictional character on the American television/drama thriller Homeland, and in many other works.
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άγιος νικόλαος 4th-century Christian saint, TR (b. 250) |
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| νικόλαος μαλιασηνός GR (b. 1201) |
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νικόλαος καβάσιλας Byzantine mystic, GR (b. 1322) |
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νικόλαος τζαφούρης Greek Renaissance painter, GR (b. 1468) |
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| νικόλαος γριπιώτης Greek Painter, GR (b. 1465) |
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| νικόλαος αγιομνήτης GR (b. 1500) |
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| νικόλαος σοφιανός Greek humanist, GR (b. 1600) |
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| νικόλαος λουκάνης Greek humanist, GR (b. 1600) |
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| νικόλαος κεραμεύς GR (b. 1600) |
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| νικόλαος κούρσουλας GR (b. 1602) |
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| νικόλαος βούλγαρις GR (b. 1634) |
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| νικόλαος παπαδόπουλος ο κομνηνός Italian jurist of religious law and historian of Greek origin, GR (b. 1655) |
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νικόλαος δοξαράς Greek artist (1710-1775), GR (b. 1710) |
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| νικόλαος καποδίστριας GR (b. 1655) |
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νικόλαος μαυρογένης Prince of Wallachia, GR (b. 1735) |
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