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Character Name

Nicolas

Meaning — Nicolas is the French and Spanish masculine form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos — composed of nike meaning "victory" and laos meaning "people" — thus "victory of the people". Saint Nicholas of Myra (the original Santa Claus) made the name one of the most beloved in medieval Christendom. In France, Nicolas is a classic masculine name with particular associations with children through the popular Petit Nicolas book series.·French origin·Male·nee-ko-LA

Nicolas Nicolas carries both the saintly tradition of its Nicholas namesake — generosity, gift-giving, protection of children — and the cheerful French everyman quality of Goscinny's Petit Nicolas. Characters named Nicolas in French fiction project approachable, sociable warmth combined with French practicality, suited to contemporary stories of French family and social life, coming-of-age narratives, and stories across the modern Francophone world.

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Contemporary FictionLiterary FictionHistorical FictionRomance

Famous characters named Nicolas

Le Petit Nicolas

Le Petit Nicolas René Goscinny

The irrepressible, mischievous young French schoolboy whose cheerful misadventures in postwar France are narrated with deadpan humour in one of France's most beloved children's book series.


Variations & nicknames

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Nicolas MoreauNicolas MartinNicolas DupontNicolas RenardNicolas BernardNicolas Leclerc

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