Nicolas

Where Nicolas comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Nicolas.

  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
Nicolas through the years
  1. 1882
    First appearance
    #943 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1955
    Nicolas Sarkozy born
    23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012
  3. 1964
    Nicolas Cage born
    American actor
  4. 1998
    Peak, #132
    2,920 babies named Nicolas, its best rank.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of less common usage, variant of Nicholas.
Namesakes
  • Nicolas Sarkozy · 23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012, born 1955
  • Nicolas Cage · American actor, born 1964
  • Nicolas Poussin · French painter, 1594–1665
  • Nicolas Appert · French inventor of airtight food preservation, 1749–1841
  • Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux · French poet and critic, 1636–1711

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.