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Updated August 7, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Greek : Victorious people

How Popular Is The Name Nikolas

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : variant of Nikolaus.
  • Greek : from the personal name Nikolaos (see Nicholas), or a reduced form of derivative surnames such as Papanikolaou ‘(son of) Nicholas the Priest’ and Hatzinikolaou ‘(son of) Nicholas the Pilgrim’.

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