Definitions for Nicholas
ˈnɪk ə ləs, ˈnɪk ləsnicholas

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nicholas, Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholasnoun

   a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nicholasnoun

   . Best known for a legendary St. Nicholas, associated with Father Christmas.

2. Etymology: From Νικόλαος, from νικάω + λαός

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1. Nicholas

   Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers.

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1. Nicholas

   the name of five Popes: N. I., St., surnamed the Great, Pope from 858 to 867, asserted the supremacy of the papal see, Festival, Nov. 13; N. II., Pope from 1058 to 1061; N. III., Pope from 1277 to 1280; N. IV., Pope from 1288 to 1292; N. V., Pope from 1447 to 1456, after the capture of Constantinople by the Turks, took the exiled Greek scholars under his protection, fostered the learning of the East, and laid the foundation of the Vatican Library by the collection of over 5000 Greek and Latin MSS.

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1. nicholas

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1. NICHOLAS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nicholas is ranked #1258 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nicholas surname appeared 27,922 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 would have the surname Nicholas.
   
   73.2% or 20,464 total occurrences were White.
   17.1% or 4,780 total occurrences were Black.
   4.2% or 1,184 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 670 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.7% or 483 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.2% or 341 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Bishop
   • Saint

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Nicholas' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3838

Anagrams for Nicholas »

1. lichanos

How to pronounce Nicholas?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nicholas in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nicholas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Nicholas in a Sentence

1. Yana Tchekhanovetz:

   Christian pilgrims to the Land of Israel from all over the Byzantine Empire (Turkey, the Balkans, Greece and present-day Russia) would carry his icon to protect them from harm, it is probable that the ring belonged to a pilgrim who sought the protection of St. Nicholas on his travels.

2. Amie Davis:

   When Amie Davis came to me in July, I asked Amie Davis specifically if Amie Davis wanted me to step in and attempt to do something. He said absolutely, the reason that I finally asked was because there was just something different about the way Nicholas was talking about it. A different sadness.

3. Rick Starr:

   People have seen multiple fish, Nicholas Ta's not just one, but they're all the same size indicating that they're not offspring, we're not seeing multiple different size classes, so the best guess right now is that these fish are all older fish that haven't reproduced.

4. Nicholas Alahverdian:

   Regarding the bill, Nicholas Alahverdian said “The policy of this bill is safety of children at every cost. The aim of this bill is adequate education and housing for children in the care of the state. People may ask at what cost. We say at any cost, for the life of a child in a system with a $600M budget deserves at the very least, food, schooling, and stable shelter, and if possible, a family life. We must never give up, and I certainly won’t.

5. Oregon Supreme Court:

   Today, in a mandamus proceeding initiated by relator Nicholas Kristof, The Oregon Supreme Court held' resident' in Article V, section 2, took its meaning from the legal concept of domicile, that is, the place where a person lives with the intent to remain indefinitely.

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