NICHOLAS

GENDER: NICHOLAS is a predominantly male name; however, the female form, NICOLAA or NICOLE has also been popular in recent years.

PRONUNCIATION:
The English name is pronounced "Nick -o Lass"; Dutch pronunciation, "Ni-claus"; and French pronunciation "Nee-ko-la". There are variations in pronunciation by country, and language.

Nicole is pronounced "Nick-ole" in English.

POPULARITY:
Nicholas was the 6th most popular name from 1995-2001 in the US. NICHOLAS was ranked 17 in the list of most popular baby names according the SSA (social security administration). NICKOLAS was ranked 336; NICOLAS was ranked 140; and NIKOLAS was ranked 383 in 2006.
Nicole, the female version was ranked 74 in 2006. NICHOLE was ranked 945; NICOLETTE was ranked 997.

ETYMOLOGY:

Nicholas is an English translation of an original Greek name, Nikholaos. "nike" means victory and "laos" means people, together meaning "victory of the people".
The feminine form is Nicolaa, or Fr. Nicole, and was a popular name in England and the Middle Ages.

VARIANTS:
There are many hundreds of variants to the name Nicholas. The variations differ with each country, language, and history. Some of the more commonly used English forms of the name Nicholas are as follows.
Male: Nicholas, Nikholas, Nicolas, Nikolas, Nick, Colin
Female: Nicole, Nicolette, Nicolaa, Collette

European Variants Include:

Danish: Claus
French: Nicolas
Greek: Nickolaus, Nikolos, Niko, Nikos , Nico, Claas, Claus
Italian: Niccolo, Nicoli, Nicolo
Irish: Nioclas
German: Nickolaus, Nikolaus, Claus, Nicolas
Russian/Polish: Nikolai, Mikolaj, Kolya
Slavic: Nicholai, Nicolai, Niklos, Nicholia

FAMOUS PEOPLE:
Throughout history there have been many famous Nicholas' in the world.

1.Nicholas Negroponte (April 27, 1909) is an architect and a computer scientist. He is known as the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, and also known as the founder of The One Laptop per Child association (OLPC).
There were many famous sculptors, architects, painters, composers, and writers who have had the name Nicholas or one of its variants. One of the most famous is Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol' (April 1, 1809 March 4, 1852) was a Russian writer born in a village in the Ukraine. He is called the "father of modern Russian realism". He wrote famous works such as "Dead Souls", "The Government Inspector", and "The Overcoat".
The first great printer of

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