Nikolaos

Nikolaos (Greek Νικόλαος ) is a Greek first name. Usually, the short forms Nikos (Greek Νίκος ) and Nikolas are (Greek Νικόλας ) used ( vocative: Niko / Nikola ) in everyday life.

Origin and Meaning

The name means "victor of the people" or " conqueror of the people" (gr. νίκο ( Niko ) = Win, λαός ( laós ) = people ), is found in Latinized form of the name as Nicholas.

Niklas, Nicklas, Nick, Nikolai, Nikola, Nicolae, Niccolò and Nils are Koseformen or regional linguistic variations of the name.

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Nikolaos of Myra (* 270-286, † 326, 345, 351 or 365 ), Bishop of Myra
  • Nicolaus of Damascus (c. 64 BC, † unknown), Greek historian and philosopher
  • Nikolaos of Greece ( b. 1969 ), Prince of Denmark
  • Nikolaos Balanos (1860-1942), architect and architectural historian
  • Nikolaos Boudouris (born 1973 ), Greek basketball player
  • Nikolaos Chatzivrettas ( born 1977 ), Greek basketball player
  • Nikolaos Doxaras ( * ca 1706/1710-1775 ), Greek painter
  • Nikolaos Georg Yogananda (1880-1958), Greek Athlete
  • Nikolaos Gysi (1842-1901), Greek genre and monumental painter
  • Nikolaos Kabasilas (c. 1319/23, † after 1391 ), Byzantine theologian, saint of the Greek Orthodox Church
  • Nikolaos Kaklamanakis ( born 1968 ), Greek windsurfer
  • Nikolaos Kanabos († 1204), Byzantine Emperor
  • Nikolaos Kavvadias (1910-1975), Greek writer
  • Nikolaos Liberopoulos ( born 1975 ), Greek footballer
  • Nikolaos Lytras (1883-1927), Greek painter
  • Nikolaos Makarezos (1919-2009), Greek military coup leader and
  • Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795-1872), Greek composer and music educator
  • Nicholas Theodore Miniati (1860-1909) British- Greek chess master
  • Nikolaos Nioplias (born 1965 ), former Greek football player and coach
  • Nicholas of Otranto (also: Nektarios abbot of Casole; * ca 1155/60, † 1235 ), Greek abbot and writer
  • Nikolaos Papakostas (born 1966 ), Swiss manager and author
  • Nikolaos Platon (1909-1992), Greek archaeologist
  • Nikolaos Psarros ( born 1959 ), Greek philosopher and chemist
  • Nikolaos " Nik " Sakellariou (* 1962), German politician of Greek descent
  • Nikolaos Sarganis (born 1954 ), Greek footballer
  • Nikolaos Xydias Typaldos (1826-1909), Greek painter
  • Nikolaos Zisis ( b. 1983 ), Greek basketball player
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