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mr.miyagi · 04-05-2005, 02:48 PM

NICHOLAS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: NI-ko-las (English), nee-ko-LA (French) [key]
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From the Greek name Nikolaos which meant "victory of the people" from Greek nike "victory" and 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 also known as Santa Claus (from Dutch Sinterklaas), the bringer of Christmas presents. He is the patron saint of children, sailors and merchants, and Greece and Russia. Nicholas was also the name of two czars of Russia and five popes.
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mr.miyagi is Offline 1st Lieutenant Posts: 4,501 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: 69 Offtopic Lane, Forum Road, Internet City.co.uk	04-05-2005, 02:48 PM NICHOLAS Gender: Masculine Usage: English, French Pronounced: NI-ko-las (English), nee-ko-LA (French) [key] Extra Info: Popularity, Related Names, Namesakes, Websites, Comments Options: Contribute Information From the Greek name Nikolaos which meant "victory of the people" from Greek nike "victory" and 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 also known as Santa Claus (from Dutch Sinterklaas), the bringer of Christmas presents. He is the patron saint of children, sailors and merchants, and Greece and Russia. Nicholas was also the name of two czars of Russia and five popes. cool: That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest - Henri David Thoreau