Names like Nicholas
Nicholas is a three-syllable Greek name that ends in -as. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Nicholas.
Andreas Greek · manly, brave
Mathias Hebrew · variant of Matthias, "gift of God"
Tobias Hebrew · "God is good"
Srinivas Telugu · abode of Sri, the goddess Lakshmi: an epithet of Lord Venkateswara (Sanskrit). Arguably the quintessential Telugu man's name of the 1960s-80s cohorts, which is why American tech offices are full of colleagues called Srini; in the diaspora it is now largely a father and grandfather name, honored in middle-name position
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 · from Laurentum, crowned with laurel (Italian form of Lawrence)
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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