Details for the forename Nicolas

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Nicolas (male)


Variants:	Micolau (M) Nicholas (M) Nicolao (M) Nicolau (M)
Can be spelt:	Nicholas (M)
Feminine form:	Nicholas (F) Nicolas (F) Nicolasa (F) Nicolette (F)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	French and Spanish form of Nicholas, from Greek "victory (of the) people". The Spanish spelling has a stress: Nicolás. Also Scottish: the spelling Nicolas occurs frequently in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire, however all but one are female.