How can you honor Nicholas with a baby name?
To honor Nicholas, you could start with Nicole (a feminine form), Nico (Dutch) or Niko (a short form). For a connection through victory, consider Victoria.
You can also keep Nicholas as a first or middle name.
Choose a name below to read its meaning and story.
Feminine and masculine forms
Nicole French · Feminine form
Nicolle Feminine form · Same name, another spelling
Nichole Feminine form · Same name, another spelling
Other forms and languages
Nico Dutch · German · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish
Nicolas French
Nikolai Bulgarian · Russian
Nikola Basque · Bulgarian · Croatian · Czech · Macedonian · Serbian · Slovak · Slovene
Klaus Danish · Finnish · German · Norwegian · Swedish
Nika Georgian
Nicola Italian
Nils Scandinavian · Danish · Norwegian · Swedish
Niels Danish
Mykola Ukrainian
Mikołaj Polish
Niccolò Italian
Nicolau Catalan · Galician · Portuguese
Niek Dutch
Niilo Finnish
Nikolas Greek · Same name, another spelling
Nickolas Same name, another spelling
Short and affectionate forms
A connection through meaning
These names share a meaning theme with Nicholas, not necessarily its whole meaning or origin.
Nicholas means "victory of the people".
Forms come from our verified name families and directly documented language links. Uncertain family links are left out. Follow a name for the full history.
Counts for these forms: US Social Security Administration, 2025. We add the published counts for girls and boys with the exact spelling. The source withholds counts below five.
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