Etymology

Nikolaos

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Today it means: A transliteration of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος (Nikólaos) used in Greece. The equivalent female name is Nikoleta. Full definition →

Greek Νικόλαος ← Ancient Greek Νικόλαος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΝικόλαος
  2. Greek · borrowed fromΝικόλαος
  3. English todayNikolaos

Borrowed from Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νικάω (nikáō, “I conquer”) + λαός (laós, “people”). Doublet of Nicholas.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΝικόλαος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.