Nicholas from the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and λαος (laos) "people". Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop from Anatolia who, according to legend, saved the daughters of a poor man from lives of prostitution. He is the patron saint of children, sailors and merchants, as well as Greece and Russia.
English masculine name.
Biblical namesake: Nicolas was one of the Seven chosen in the Book of Acts to help serve the early Christian community in Jerusalem. (Acts · Acts 6:5)
Saintly namesake: Nicholas II of Russia, the last Emperor of Russia, is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is one of many saints named Nicholas. (July 17 · 20th century)
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