What names are similar to Nicholas?
If you like Nicholas, consider Andreas, Mathias and Ilias. Like Nicholas, their spellings end in -as.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Nicholas.
Andreas Greek · manly, brave
Mathias Hebrew · variant of Matthias, "gift of God"
Ilias Greek · the modern Greek form of Elias, from the Hebrew name Elijah, "my God is Yahweh"
Mattias Scandinavian · the Swedish and Estonian form of Matthias, a New Testament name from Hebrew, "gift of Yahweh"
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Nicholas comes from.
Alexios Greek · defender
Lukas Greek · German form of Luke, traditionally "man from Lucania"
Sebastian Greek · "from Sebaste," a city named with sebastos, "venerable," the Greek title for Augustus; the martyr saint gave it to all of Catholic Europe, and its four-syllable dignity made it a modern favorite from Mexico to Germany. Seb and Bash keep it light
Leonidas Greek · "son of the lion"
The same feel
Also classic, international and royal names.
Lorenzo Italian · Italian and Spanish form of Laurentius, "from Laurentum"; the place-name is probably related to Latin laurus, "laurel"
Enrique Germanic · Spanish form of Henry, meaning 'home ruler'
Nikolai Russian · victory of the people
Alfredo Germanic · variant of Alfred, traditionally 'elf counsel'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Nicholas, on a similar curve.
Ulises Greek · Spanish form of Ulysses/Odysseus; meaning disputed
Cristopher Greek · variant spelling of Christopher, meaning 'bearing Christ'
Angelo Greek · angel, messenger (a common Filipino Catholic name)
Damion Greek · variant of Damian, from Greek 'daman', meaning 'to tame'
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