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Nicholas m. Greek νίκη 'victory' + Greek λαός 'people'.

The name of a 3rd C saint better known as Santa Claus, a 9th C pope, an 11th C pope, a 12th C patriarch of Constantinople, a 12th C Danish saint, a 12th C king of Denmark, a 13th C Italian saint, two 13th C popes, a 14th C antipope, a 15th C pope, and a 15th C Swiss saint.

Belgium
Latin
1106 Nicholao (abl) CartStBert 2; 1119 Nicholai (gen) ibid. 8; 1120 Nicholai (gen) ibid. 9
Old French
1267 Nicholon (obl) OvdFB 8
14thC Colars (nom) AnNam p. 142; 1343 Colar (obl) ibid. p. 142, Colart (obl) ibid. p. 142, Colin (obl) ibid. p. 142
Middle Dutch
1376 Clais RSG1376-89 p. 1
Brabant
Latin
1312 Nicolai (gen) JeanIII p. 18, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 33, Nycolai (gen) ibid. p. 17
1312 Clais (nom) JeanIII p. 28, Coletus (nom) ibid. p. 28, Colinus (nom) ibid. p. 28
Croatia
Latin
1544 Nicola (unc) Brgles p. 6, fn. 18
Czech Republic
Latin
1287 Nicolaus (nom) RTT-1.1 II; 1328 Nicolaus (nom) Rössler1 28; 1331 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 32; 1337 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 29; 1338 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 44; 1345 Nicolai (gen) CDEM-7.2 605, Nicolao (dat) ibid. 605, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 605; 1349 Micolonis (gen) chlumecky 49, Nicolao (dat) ibid. 25, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 17; 1350 Nicolao (dat) ibid. 196, Nicolaus (nom) Rössler1 53, chlumecky 187; 1351 Myculoni (dat) ibid. 51, Nicolai (gen) ibid. 3, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 25; 1353 Nicolao (dat) ibid. 88, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 88, Nycolaus (nom) ibid. 2, p. 21; 1354 Micholao (abl) ibid. 50, Nicolaus (nom) Rössler1 56; 1355 Nicolao (dat) chlumecky 100, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 109, Nycolaus (nom) ibid. 71, Nycolay (gen) ibid. 65; 1356 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 140; 1358 Nicolai (gen) ibid. 210, p. 30, Nicolauo (dat) ibid. 222, p. 31, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 222, p. 31
Middle High German
1328 Niclas (nom) Rössler1 30; 1331 Niklas (nom) ibid. 36; 1332 Niclas (nom) ibid. 27, Niklas (nom) ibid. 27; 1335 Niklas (nom) ibid. 41; c1338 Niclas (nom) ibid. 71; 1338 Nyclas (nom) ibid. 65; c1339 Niclas (nom) ibid. 91, Niklas (nom) ibid. 93; 1341 Niklas (nom) ibid. 33; 1344 Niclas (nom) ibid. 99; 1349 Nycolaus (nom) ibid. 48; 1354 Nikel (nom) ibid. 77, Nikolaus (nom) ibid. 77; 1359 Niclas (nom) ibid. 78; 1360 Niclas (nom) ibid. 57; 1361 Niclas (nom) ibid. 82; c1361 Niklas (nom) ibid. 84; 1364 Niklas (nom) ibid. 59, Niklos (nom) ibid. 59; 1373 Nikel (nom) ibid. 102
c1339 Nico (nom) Rössler1 93; 1354 Nickel (nom) ibid. 77, Niko (nom) ibid. 77; 1370 Nikil (nom) ibid. 62
England
Latin
1161x1184 Nicholaus (nom) MDE p. 227, no. 1; 1181 Nicholao (abl) StPaulDom p. 111; 1185x1186 Nicholaum (acc) PR-XXXVI p. 22, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 4; 1189 Nicholaus (nom) GASurv p. 124; 1222 Nicholaus (nom) StPaulDom p. 4, nicholai (gen) ibid. p. 1; 1256 Nicholai (gen) EARNb p. 6, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 1; 1268 Nicholaus (nom) PSS-CXIV 1; 1279–80 Nicholai (gen) WaHR-SK p. 29, Nicholao (abl) ibid. p. 27, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 29, Nycholai (gen) ibid. p. 36, Nycholaus (nom) ibid. p. 34; 1296 Nicholai (gen) RCS-1 p. 92b, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 92b; 1299 Nicholas (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 2; 1300 Nicholai (gen) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 229, Nicholas (nom) ibid. p. 232, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 242; 1302 Nicholaus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 4; 1340xc1450 Nicholai (gen) CovGuild-1 p. 6, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 21; 1357 Nicholao (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 23; 1377 Nicholaus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4; 1381 Nicholai (gen) Suffolk1381 p. 91, Nicholao (abl) ibid. p. 90, Nicholaum (acc) ibid. p. 75, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 73, Nicolai (gen) ibid. p. 135, Nicolas (nom) ibid. p. 114, Nicolaus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 8, Suffolk1381 p. 114; 1427 Nicholao (dat) WillsInv LIV; 1431 Nicholao (dat) ibid. LVI; 1436 Nicholao (dat) ibid. LIX; 1440 Nicholaum (acc) ibid. LI; 1485–1486 Nicholas (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 49; 1530 Nicholaum (acc) LIWill-III p. 58; 1556 Nicholaus (nom) StMartF p. 58; 1557 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 59; 1558 Nicholas (nom) Chst-1 p. 9; 1559 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 10, StMartF p. 59, nicholai (gen) Chst-1 p. 10; 1560 Nicholai (gen) ibid. p. 10, Nicholaus (nom) StMartF p. 60; 1562 Nicholai (gen) Chst-1 p. 11, Nicholas (nom) ibid. p. 11, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1564 Nicholas (nom) ibid. p. 11
1348 Colardo (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 9
Dutch
1573 Nicolas AuFr Berdt; 1575 Niclaes ibid. Bent; 1577 Niclaes ibid. Bent; 1579 Nicolaus ibid. Bents; 1582 Nicolas ibid. Broecke; 1585 Nicolas ibid. Broecke; 1586 Nicolaes ibid. Brune; 1588 Niclaes ibid. Broecke; 1589 Niclaes ibid. Adriaensz, Nicolaes ibid. Enserinck; 1590 Niclaes ibid. Berge; 1591 Niclaes ibid. Adriaensz; 1592 Nicolaes ibid. Deuxvilles, Nicolas ibid. Einserinck; 1593 Niclaes ibid. Broecke, Nicolaes ibid. Deuxvilles; 1594 Niclaes ibid. Adriaensz, Nicolas ibid. Enserinc; 1595 Niclaes ibid. Adriaensz, Nicolaes ibid. Deuxvilles; 1596 Niclaes ibid. Buesecom, Nicolaes ibid. Deuxvilles, Nicolaus ibid. Abeele; 1597 Niclaes ibid. Adriaensz; 1598 Nicolaes ibid. Deuxvilles, Nicolas ibid. Abeels; 1599 Nicolaes ibid. Enserinck, Nicolas ibid. Berghe
1572 Klaas AuFr Bends; 1580 Klaas ibid. Bents; 1583 Klaas ibid. Ariaanssen; 1585 Klaas ibid. Ariaanssen; 1587 Claes ibid. Adriaensz; 1593 Claes ibid. Balen
Middle English
1406 Nicholas EEW p. 13; 1426 Nicholas ibid. p. 70; 1431 Nicholl ibid. p. 90; 1439 Nicholas ibid. p. 112, Nicholl ibid. p. 125; 1454 Nicholas ibid. p. 131
1395 Nichol EEW p. 5; 1420 Nichol ibid. p. 53; 1439 Colyn ibid. p. 118
Early Modern English
1475 Nicholas Bar-in-El p. 5; 1524 Nicolas SRS-XXI p. 4; 1529 Nicholas CovGuild-2 p. 82, PP-HenV p. 6; 1530 Nicholas ibid. p. 17, Nicholes LIWill-III p. 3, Nicolas ibid. p. 89, Nycoles ibid. p. 28, Nycollys ibid. p. 28; 1531 Nicholas SRS-XXI p. 8; 1532–1533 Nicolas CovGuild-2 p. 95, Nycholas ibid. p. 116; 1533 Nicholas ibid. p. 159, Nycholas ibid. p. 153, nicholas WillsInv LXXXIII; 1534 Nicholas CovGuild-2 p. 129; 1538 Nycols BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1539 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 2, Nycole BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1540 Nycolas ibid. p. 1; 1541 Nicholas DEmar-vol1 p. 78, StAnthonlin p. 2, Nicolas BarnstapleBap p. 2, Nycolas ibid. p. 2; 1542 Nycholas HAmar-vol9 p. 2; 1542/3 Nycholas SIAcc 3, Nycolas ibid. 3; 1543 Nicholas StAnthonlin p. 4, Nicolas BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1544 Nicholas StAnthonlin p. 4, Nicolas BarnstapleBap p. 4; 1546/7 Nicholas ExMar p. 1; 1546 Nicolas BarnstapleBap p. 5; 1547 Nicholas ExMar 1b, StAnthonlin p. 6, Nycolas BarnstapleBap p. 5; 1548 Nicholas StAnthonlin p. 6, Niclas BarnstapleBap p. 6, Nicolas ibid. p. 6, Nycall ibid. p. 6, Nycolas ibid. p. 6; 1550 Nicholas WillsInv XCV; 1551 Nycolas BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1552 Nicolas ibid. p. 7, Nycolas ibid. p. 7; 1553 Nicholas HAmar-vol9 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 9, Nicolas BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1554 Nicholas bruton-vol1 p. 26, Nicolas BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1555 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 5, bruton-vol1 p. 2, Nicolas BarnstapleBap p. 9, Nycolas ibid. p. 9; 1556 Nycholas ibid. p. 9; 1557 Nicholas bruton-vol1 p. 2; 1558 Nicholas BUmar-vol9 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 12, bruton-vol1 p. 29; 1558–9 Nicholas StMary-Ke p. 2; 1559/60 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 6; 1559 Nicholas DEmar-vol1 p. 80, HAmar-vol9 p. 2, RegIng p. 5, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 30; 1560 Nicholas COmar-vol5 p. 125, OrpingtonKe p. 1, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 13, Nycholas RegBisham p. 26, Nycolas BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1561 Nicholas BEmar-vol2 p. 24, BUmar-vol9 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 11, DEmar-vol1 p. 80, StAnthonlin p. 14, Nycholas BarnstapleBap p. 11, Nycolas ibid. p. 11; 1562/3 Nicholas BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1562 Nicholas bruton-vol1 p. 32, Nycholas BarnstapleBap p. 12, RegBisham p. 1; 1563 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 7, Niclis COmar-vol5 p. 3, Nycholas BarnstapleBap p. 12; 1563/4 Nycholas ibid. p. 13; 1564 Nicholas HAmar-vol9 p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 17, bruton-vol1 p. 34, Nycholas BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1564/5 Nycholas ibid. p. 13; 1564 Nyclis COmar-vol5 p. 83; 1565 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 8, bruton-vol1 p. 111, Nycholas BarnstapleBap p. 13, ComSewII 146; 1566 Nicholas StAnthonlin p. 18, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Nycholas BEmar-vol2 p. 128; 1567 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 2, COmar-vol5 p. 4, Nycholas BEmar-vol2 p. 128, Nyclis COmar-vol5 p. 83; 1568 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 2, ExMar 2b, bruton-vol1 p. 37, Nycholas BUmar-vol1 p. 25; 1569 Nicholas BUmar-vol9 p. 5, Nycles COmar-vol5 p. 126; 1570/1 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 9; 1570 Nicholas COmar-vol5 p. 4, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Nycholas BEmar-vol2 p. 128, Nycolas COmar-vol2 p. 70; 1571 Nicholas HAmar-vol9 p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 39; 1572 Nicholas StAnthonlin p. 22, bruton-vol1 p. 40; 1573 Nicholas Bar-in-El p. 22, COmar-vol5 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 83, StAnthonlin p. 23, WAmar-1 p. 75, bruton-vol1 p. 6, Nycholas BUmar-vol1 p. 25; 1574 Nicholas bruton-vol1 p. 6; 1575 Nicholas StAnthonlin p. 24, bruton-vol1 p. 42, Nycholas COmar-vol2 p. 70, Nyclis COmar-vol5 p. 84, Nycolas HAmar-vol9 p. 91; 1576 Nicholas BEmar-vol2 p. 2, COmar-vol2 p. 122, StAnthonlin p. 25, Nycholas COmar-vol2 p. 70; 1577 Nicholas StAnthonlin p. 26, Nycholas COmar-vol2 p. 70; 1578 Nicholas BUmar-vol9 p. 6, COmar-vol2 p. 48, StAnthonlin p. 26, bruton-vol1 p. 43, Nyclis COmar-vol5 p. 85; 1579 Nicholas DEmar-vol1 p. 84, StAnthonlin p. 27; 1580 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 3, COmar-vol2 p. 71, StAnthonlin p. 28; 1581 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 10, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, DEmar-vol2 p. 6, Nycholas BEmar-vol2 p. 130; 1583 Nicholas BUmar-vol2 p. 63, COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol1 p. 85, DEmar-vol2 p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 29, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Nycles COmar-vol5 p. 85; 1584 Nicholas COmar-vol2 p. 71, DEmar-vol2 p. 9, HAmar-vol9 p. 139, bruton-vol1 p. 45; 1585 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 12, DEmar-vol2 p. 11, StAnthonlin p. 31, Nicolas SaxhamSf p. 39, Nyclis COmar-vol5 p. 85; 1586 Nicholas BUmar-vol2 p. 64, DEmar-vol2 p. 12, OrpingtonKe p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 32, bruton-vol1 p. 47, Nyclis COmar-vol5 p. 85; 1587 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 4, COmar-vol2 p. 71, DEmar-vol2 p. 14, Nicolas bruton-vol1 p. 47, Nycholas BEmar-vol2 p. 31, Nyclis COmar-vol5 p. 8; 1588 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 4, COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol2 p. 16, StAnthonlin p. 33, Nycholas Bar-in-El p. 14; 1589 Nicholas COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol2 p. 17, bruton-vol1 p. 49; 1590 Nicholas Bar-in-El p. 28, CAmar-vol1 p. 4, DEmar-vol2 p. 20, StAnthonlin p. 34, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Nyclis COmar-vol5 p. 9; 1591 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 14, COmar-vol2 p. 123, DEmar-vol2 p. 23, StAnthonlin p. 35, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Nycholas RegBisham p. 5; 1592 Nicholas BUmar-vol9 p. 8, Bar-in-El p. 31, COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, HAmar-vol9 p. 140, bruton-vol1 p. 51, Nycholas COmar-vol5 p. 86; 1593 Nicholas DEmar-vol2 p. 27, bruton-vol1 p. 52, Nycholas BEmar-vol2 p. 31; 1594 Niccolas RegFord p. 2, Nicholas COmar-vol2 p. 50, DEmar-vol2 p. 30, HAmar-vol9 p. 3, OrpingtonKe p. 9, SaxhamSf p. 40, bruton-vol1 p. 53, Nicolaws WAmar-1 p. 132; 1595 Nicholas DEmar-vol2 p. 31, Nycholas COmar-vol5 p. 86; 1596/7 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1596 Nicholas DEmar-vol2 p. 34, HAmar-vol9 p. 140, StAnthonlin p. 38, bruton-vol1 p. 11, Nycholes BUmar-vol1 p. 27; 1597 Nicholas BUmar-vol9 p. 9, CAmar-vol1 p. 6, COmar-vol2 p. 50, DEmar-vol2 p. 35, bruton-vol1 p. 56; 1598 Nicholas BUmar-vol9 p. 10, DEmar-vol2 p. 37, Nycholas COmar-vol5 p. 87, Nyclis ibid. p. 86; 1599 Nicholas COmar-vol2 p. 50, DEmar-vol2 p. 40, bruton-vol1 p. 11
1538 Clas BarnstapleBap p. 1
Middle French
1356 Colin SocAntNor-3-3 no. 19
Estonia
Middle Low German
1384 Nyclawes BbRT p. 338; 1524x1532 Nicolas (nom) Saareste1923b p. 140
1364 Clawes BbRT p. 334; 1377 Clawes ibid. p. 335; 1378 Clawes ibid. p. 335; 1383 Clawes ibid. p. 336; 1386 Clawes ibid. p. 338; 1387 Clawes ibid. p. 339; 1389 Clawes ibid. p. 339; 1393 Clawes ibid. p. 341; 1394 Clawes ibid. p. 341; 1398 Clawes ibid. p. 342; 1400 Clawes ibid. p. 342; 1401 Clawes ibid. p. 343; 1403 Clawes ibid. p. 343; 1404 Cleys ibid. p. 344; 1405 Clawes ibid. p. 344; 1406 Clawes ibid. p. 344; 1409 Clawes ibid. p. 345, Cleys ibid. p. 345; 1411 Cleys ibid. p. 346; 1412 Clawes ibid. p. 346; 1413 Clawes ibid. p. 346; 1414 Clawes ibid. p. 347; 1415 Clawes ibid. p. 347; 1417 Clawes ibid. p. 348; 1418 Cleys ibid. p. 348; 1421 Clawes ibid. p. 349; 1425 Clawes ibid. p. 350; 1426 Clawes ibid. p. 351; 1431 Klawes ibid. p. 355; 1432 Claus ibid. p. 355; 1433 Claes ibid. p. 356, Klawes ibid. p. 356; 1434 Clawes ibid. p. 356; 1435 Claues ibid. p. 357, Klaues ibid. p. 358; 1437 Claues ibid. p. 359, Clauwes ibid. p. 360, Clawes ibid. p. 360; 1438 Claues ibid. p. 361; 1440 Clawes ibid. p. 362; 1441 Clawes ibid. p. 363; 1443 Claus ibid. p. 365; 1444 Claus ibid. p. 365; 1524x1532 Claues (nom) Saareste1923a p. 102, Claus (nom) Saareste1923b p. 137, Claws (nom) ibid. p. 137, Klawes (nom) Saareste1923a p. 102; 1592 Claus Tiik1977 p. 288, Klauken ibid. p. 287
Early Modern Swedish
1583 Niclaß (nom) Hiiumaa p. 258
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1582 Mickula (nom) Audén1980 p. 172
1548 Nils (nom) Audén1980 p. 168; 1559 Niels (nom) ibid. p. 166
France
Latin
1044 Nicolao (abl) StVdM-II 659; 1061 Nicholai (gen) CartNDSaintes IV, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. IV; 1135 Nicholai (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVIII; 1147x58 Nicholaus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 35; 1154 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. 27; c1160 Nicholai (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XVI; 1162 Nicholaus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 40; 1164 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. 124; 1173 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. 153; 1190 Nicholaus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIX; 1196 Nicholao (abl) ibid. LXIV, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. LXIV, Nicholay (gen) ibid. LXIV; 1207 Nicholao (abl) ibid. CXXIX; 1214 Nicholai (gen) ibid. CXLI; 1245 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. XXXV; 1248 Nicolao (dat) KD-1 no. 8; 1258 Nicholaum (acc) ArrestReg-volI V, BMV, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. V, BMV; 1259 Nicholaum (acc) ibid. VIII, BMV; 1260 Nicholao (abl) ibid. III, Pentecost, Nicholaum (acc) ibid. I, St. Martin, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. XXI, Ascension; 1301 Nicholai (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 199, Nicholao (abl) ibid. p. 200, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 200, Nicholoys (gen) ibid. p. 256, Nicolai (gen) ibid. p. 218, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 246, Nicole (abl) ibid. p. 261, Nycholai (gen) ibid. p. 219, Nycholaus (nom) ibid. p. 210; 1313 Nicholaus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVIII; 1378 Nicholao (dat) hanquetvol1 248, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. 569, Nicholay (gen) ibid. 1585, Nicolai (gen) ibid. no. 83, Nicolao (dat) ibid. 33, Nicolaum (acc) ibid. 2354, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 299; 1438 Nicolaum (acc) favier p. 268
1258 Colardus (nom) ArrestReg-volI V, BMV; 1259 Colinus (nom) ibid. IX, Pentecost; 1301 Colardi (gen) MemPic-vol17 pp. 202-3, Colardus (nom) ibid. p. 163, Colars (nom) ibid. p. 177; 1378 Colardi (gen) hanquetvol1 544, Colardo (dat) ibid. 595, Coleto (dat) ibid. 1558, Colini (gen) ibid. 544, Colino (dat) ibid. 134, Colins (gen) ibid. 1920, Nicoleto (dat) ibid. 2255
Old French
1292 Nicholas 1292paris p. 1; 1296 Nicholas paris1296 p. 2; 1301 Nicolo (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 234; 1313 Nicolas Paris1313 p. 1; 1327 Nicolas MemDocMan-2 p. 177, Nicole ibid. p. 180, Nicolle ibid. p. 191
1296 Colart paris1296 p. 63, Colin ibid. p. 16; 1301 Colart (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 239, Colins (nom) ibid. p. 169, Nicholon (obl) ibid. p. 238; 1313 Colet Paris1313 p. 19, Colin ibid. p. 3, Nicoluche ibid. p. 53; 1327 Colin MemDocMan-2 p. 178
Middle French
1392 Nicolas MemBret-II col. 613; 1418 Nicolas HGParis p. 372, Nicole ibid. p. 375; 1421 Nicolas favier 446; 1423 Nicolas ibid. 107, Nicole ibid.; 1438 Nicolas ibid. 51, Nicole ibid. 1; 1455 Nicolas HRAVP-3 p. 354; 1561 Nicolas RegPCC-1 p. 2, Nicole ibid. p. 2; 1562 Nicolas ibid. p. 8, Nicole ibid. p. 17, Nicollas ibid. p. 7; 1563 Nicolas ibid. p. 19, Nicolle ibid. p. 37; 1564 Nicolas ibid. p. 48, Nicollas ibid. p. 49; 1565 Nicolas ibid. p. 108, Nicole ibid. p. 128, Nicollas ibid. p. 122, Nicolle ibid. p. 156; 1566 Nicolas ibid. p. 212, Nicollas ibid. p. 209, Nicolle ibid. p. 205; 1567 Nicolas ibid. p. 282, Nicole ibid. p. 306, Nicolle ibid. p. 312; 1568 Nicolas ibid. p. 363; 1570 Nicolas ibid. p. 423; 1571 Nicolas ibid. p. 444; 1588 Nicolas raymond1588 p. 568; 1589 Nicolas ibid. p. 571
1387 Colas beauchet-vol1 p. 15; 1388 Colart thierry, Collart ibid.; 1392 Colart MemBret-II col. 613, Colas ibid. col. 599, Colin ibid. col. 601, Colinet ibid. col. 603; 1415[1469x1471] Collard Waurin p. 226; 1418 Colin HGParis p. 373, Colinet ibid. p. 386, Collin ibid. p. 379; 1421 Colart favier 160, Colin ibid. 55, Colinet ibid. 550; 1423 Colin ibid. 14; 1438 Colet ibid. 403, Colin ibid. p. 268; 1493 Colinet MSR1838 p. 378; 1562 Colas RegPCC-1 p. 14; 1563 Colas ibid. p. 30, Colin ibid. p. 24, Collas ibid. p. 23; 1564 Colas ibid. p. 92, Collas ibid. p. 50; 1565 Colas ibid. p. 110, Colin ibid. p. 170, Collas ibid. p. 153, Collin ibid. p. 159; 1566 Colas ibid. p. 196, Collas ibid. p. 223; 1567 Colas ibid. p. 288, Collas ibid. p. 285; 1568 Colas ibid. p. 364, Collas ibid. p. 366, Collin ibid. p. 383; 1570 Collas ibid. p. 426; 1571 Colas ibid. p. 449, Collas ibid. p. 437
Germany
Latin
858 Nicolaus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 XIV; 864 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. XVI; 865 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. XIX; 948 Nicolao (abl) ibid. XXXV; 1103 Nicolaum (acc) quix-vol1 79; 1134 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. 97; 1147 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 29; 1186 Nicolaus (nom) quix-vol2 123; 1200 Nicolaus (nom) UrkRott-1 9; 1212 Nicolaum (acc) CDL-1.1.1 V; 1216 Nicholaus (nom) hennes-vol1 25; 1219 Nicholai (gen) quix-vol1 73; 1221 Nicolaus (nom) hennes-vol1 61; 1224 Nicolaus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 VIII; 1225 Nycolaus (nom) hennes-vol1 67; 1229 Nycolaus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 X; 1230 Nicolaus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 91; 1232 Nicolaus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XII; 1238 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. XVII; 1241 Nicolaus (nom) hennes-vol1 107; 1249 Nycholaus (nom) ibid. 131; 1259 Nicholaus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI, Nycolaus (nom) ibid. XXXI; 1261 Nycolao (abl) FRA-XXXL 207; 1305 Nicolaus (nom) CDL-1.2.1 CXCIII; 1332 Nicolaus (nom) UrkMeck-8 5370; 1400 Nicolao (abl) mairhofer DCLXVI; 1401 Nycolao (dat) HD1401 no. 5, nycolay (gen) ibid. no. 215; 1412 Nicolai (gen) mairhofer DCXCV; 1415 Nicolao (abl) ibid. DCC; 1426 Nicolai (gen) ibid. DCCXXIII, Nicolao (abl) ibid. DCCXXIII
1196 Nichoalaco (abl) quix-vol1 68
Early New High German
1376 Nicolaus (nom) UrkMeck19 10821; 1401 Niklaus (nom) mairhofer DCLXIX; 1402 Niklas (nom) ibid. DCLXXII, Niklasen (gen) ibid. DCLXXI, Niklaus (nom) ibid. DCLXX, Niklausen (gen) ibid. DCLXXI; 1403 Niklasen (gen) ibid. DCLXXIV, Niklaus (nom) ibid. DCLXXIV, Niklausen (gen) ibid. DCLXXV; 1405 Niclas (nom) ibid. DCLXXVIII, Niclasen (gen) ibid. DCLXXIX; 1407 Niklasen (nom) ibid. DCLXXXII; 1408 Niclaus (nom) ibid. DCLXXXIII, Niklaus (nom) ibid. DCLXXXIII; 1409 Niclaus (nom) UrkJen2 18, Niclauße (acc) ibid. 18, Niklas (nom) mairhofer DCLXXXV, Niklaus (nom) ibid. DCLXXXVIII; 1410 Niklas (nom) ibid. DCXCI, Niklaus (nom) ibid. DCXCI; 1411 Niclas (nom) ibid. DCXCIV, Niclaus (nom) ibid. DCXCIII, Niklas (nom) ibid. DCXCII, Niklasen (gen) ibid. DCXCIV; 1419 Niklas (nom) ibid. DCCXI; 1427 Niclasen (nom) ibid. DCCXXV; 1429 Niclas (nom) ibid. DCCXXXI, Niclasen (dat) ibid. DCCXXXIII, Nicolai (gen) ibid. DCCXXXII, Nicolo (dat) ibid. DCCXXX; 1497 Niclas Nurn1497 p. 1, Nicolao ibid. p. 1
1401 Clas (nom) UrkKH-2 907, Claͧs (nom) ibid. 908; 1402 Claus (nom) ibid. 911; 1404 Nikel (nom) mairhofer DCLXXVII; 1406 Nickele (dat) UrkJen2 4; 1407 Nikel (nom) mairhofer DCLXXXII; 1408 Nickil (nom) UrkJen2 14; 1410 Nickel (nom) ibid. 20; 1421 Nikkel (nom) mairhofer DCCXVII; 1497 Clas Nurn1497 p. 2, Klas ibid. 2526, Nickel ibid. 2648, Nickell ibid. 926
Middle Low German
1376 Clawes (nom) UrkMeck19 10820
Hungary
Latin
1317 Nicolai (gen) CDH-VIII-II IV, Nicolao (abl) ibid. XV; 1324 Nicolao (abl) ibid. CCLXX, Nicolaum (acc) ibid. CCLXX, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. CCLXX; 1351 Nicolai (gen) CDH-IX-II I, Nicolao (abl) ibid. I
Iceland
Middle Icelandic
1500 niculas (gen) DipIs-7 489; 1504 Nichulas (gen) ibid. 655
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Nichol (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 12, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. III, p. 12, Nicol (nom) ibid. III, p. 10, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. III, p. 12
Early Modern English
1524 Nicholas Fiants-1 8; 1535 Nicholas ibid. 40; 1535/6 Nicholas ibid. 50; 1539/40 Nicholas ibid. 98; 1540 Nicholas ibid. 117; 1540/1 Nicholas ibid. 162
Italy
Latin
1186 Nicolaus (nom) KD-1 no. 1; 1198 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. no. 4; 1220 Nicolaus (nom) hennes-vol1 49; 1224 Nicolaus (nom) UrkRott-1 17, hennes-vol1 65; 1278 Nicolaus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLII; 1285 Nicola (nom) Perugia1285 p. 153, Nicolai (gen) ibid. p. 159, Nicole (gen) ibid. p. 156; 1300 Nicolaum (acc) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 47, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 47; 1324 Nicolaus (nom) DSF p. 46, 3696; 1326 Nicholao (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 431, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. no. 427, Nicola (abl) ibid. no. 442, Nicolao (abl) ibid. no. 427, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. no. 435; 1348 Nicolai (gen) INP 1, Nicolaum (acc) ibid. 3, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 1; 1376 Nicolai (gen) DouGen1 p. 215, Nicolao (abl) ibid. p. 19, Nicolle (gen) ibid. p. 240; 1464 Nicolaus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1522x1532 Nicola (nom) DSF p. 57, 19, Nicolai (gen) ibid. p. 53, 43, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 51, 19; 1527 Nicolaj (gen) Rome1527 p. 85, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 83
1285 Nicolutii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154; 1310 Nychalino (abl) MonRav-2 CCCL, Nychalinus (nom) ibid. CCCL; 1326 Nicolussio (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 421; 1348 Cola (abl) INP 17, Colam (acc) ibid. 20, Colati (gen) ibid. 25, Cole (gen) ibid. 1; 1376 Nicolino (abl) DouGen1 p. 106; 1464 Nicolini (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI, Nicoloxinus (nom) ibid. CCXXXI; 1522x1532 Colella (nom) DSF p. 59, 47
Italian
1513x1521 Nichola LeoX p. 17, Nicholo ibid. p. 13, Nicolo ibid. p. 13
1513x1521 Colla LeoX p. 11
Latvia
Latin
1287 Nicolao (dat) RigSB 499, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 499; 1290 Nicolao (dat) ibid. 22
1294 Clawes (nom) RigSB 251
Middle Low German
1452 Nykklawes (gen) Arbusow p. 97; 1523 Nicolaus (gen) ibid. p. 99
1453 Clauwes Arbusow p. 97, Clawes ibid. p. 97, Clawyn ibid. p. 98; 1458 Clawes ibid. 86; 1462 Claws ibid. p. 98, Mettig1892 p. 7; 1463 Clawyn Arbusow p. 99; 1464 Claws Mettig1892 p. 11; 1465 Clawyn ibid. p. 6; 1511 Klawes ibid. p. 6; 1517 Clawes ibid. p. 7, Claws ibid. p. 4; 1518 Claweß ibid. p. 8, Klawes ibid. p. 4; 1519 Claweß ibid. p. 6; 1523 Clawes Arbusow p. 98, Mettig1892 p. 4, Claws Arbusow p. 100; 1524 Clawes ibid. p. 99; 1532 Clawyn ibid. p. 97; 1565x1577 Claves ibid. p. 97, Clawes ibid. p. 98; 1582x1594 Clawes Arbuzov1920 p. 47
Lithuania
Latin
1522x1545 Nicolaus (nom) Kaunas2006 p. 82, 86
Polish
1561x1565 Mikolai (nom) Kaunas2006 p. 82, 85, Mikolaia (gen) ibid. p. 83; 1564x1569 Mikolai (nom) ibid. p. 83
The Netherlands
Latin
1254 Nicolai (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 294, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 294; 1268 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. p. 295; 1284 nicolai (gen) ibid. p. 296; 1288 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 296; 1291 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 297; 1297 Nicolai (gen) ibid. p. 297; 1311 nicolai (gen) ibid. p. 298; 1361 Nycolai (gen) ibid. p. 302
Dutch
1580 Nicolaes MagMiddelburg-1560; 1581 Nicolaes ibid.; 1582 Niclaes ibid.; 1583 Nicolaes ibid.; 1584 Nicolaes ibid.; 1585 Niclaes ibid.; 1587 Niclaes ibid.; 1588 Niclaes ibid.; 1589 Niclaes ibid.; 1590 Niclaes ibid.; 1591 Nicolaes ibid.; 1592 Niclaes ibid.; 1593 Niclaes ibid., Nicolaes ibid.; 1594 Niclaes ibid.; 1595 Niclaes (gen) ibid.; 1596 Niclaes ibid.; 1597 Niclaes ibid.; 1598 Niclaes ibid.; 1599 Niclaes ibid.
1560 Claes MagMiddelburg-1560; 1562 Claes ibid.; 1563 Claes ibid.; 1564 Klaes ibid.; 1565 Klaes ibid.; 1566 Klaes ibid.; 1567 Klaes ibid.; 1568 Klaes ibid.; 1569 Klaas ibid.; 1570 Klaes ibid.; 1571 Klaes ibid.; 1572 Klaes ibid.; 1573 Klaes ibid.; 1574 Claas NHG-Middelburg p. 69, Claes MagMiddelburg-1560, Claeys NHG-Middelburg p. 69; 1575 Klaes MagMiddelburg-1560; 1576 Claes ibid.; 1577 Klaes ibid.; 1589 Claes ibid.; 1590 Klaes ibid.
Poland
Latin
1228 Nicolaus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81; 1333 Nicolai (gen) SBGlatzer p. 3; 1335x1336 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 4
Middle High German
1330x1332 Nicolaus SBGlatzer p. 2; 1332 Nicolaus ibid. p. 2; 1332x1333 Niklos ibid. p. 3
1330x1332 Nickel SBGlatzer p. 2; 1332 Nikil ibid. p. 3; 1336x1337 Nikil ibid. p. 4
Portugal
Latin
1214 Niculaus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 20
Scotland
Latin
1376 Nicholai (gen) morton-vol1 16; 1377 Nicholao (abl) ibid. 6; 1424 Nicholai (gen) RMSRS-2 8; 1426 Nicholayo (dat) ibid. 50
1376 Colyno (dat) morton-vol1 16; 1578 Colinus (nom) ibid. 15
Spain
Latin
1488 Nicolai (gen) carbonell-I p. 24, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 16; 1489 Nicolai (gen) ibid. p. 31, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 30
Catalan
1510 Nicholas valencia1510 3822, Nicholau ibid. 3483
Spanish
1575 Nicolas Catalogo-5.2 3854; 1576 Nicolas ibid. 3958
Sweden
Latin
1350 Nichlas (gen) SDHK no. 6034, Nicholai (gen) ibid. no. 6015, Nicholaum (acc) ibid. no. 6000, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. no. 6000, Nicholui (gen) ibid. no. 6042, Nicles (gen) ibid. no. 6060, Niclis (gen) ibid. no. 6020, Niclissa (gen) ibid. no. 6040, Niclæs (gen) ibid. no. 6060, Nicolai (gen) ibid. no. 6007, Nicolao (dat) ibid. no. 6060, Niglæ (nom) ibid. no. 6051; 1383 Nicolaus (nom) SRA-vol2 no. 1901
Middle Norwegian
1383 Nychulos SRA-vol2 no. 1915
Old Swedish
1350 Nicholao (abl) SDHK no. 6008, Nicliss (nom) ibid. no. 6008; 1383 Nicles SRA-vol2 no. 1919, Niclis ibid. no. 1900, Niklis ibid. no. 1944, Nils ibid. no. 1920
Early Modern Swedish
1543 Nils (nom) Audén1980 p. 164; 1571 Nils (nom) ibid. p. 164
Switzerland
Latin
1161 Nicholaus (nom) CartHaut 9; 1162 Nicholai (gen) ibid. 12; 1215 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. 33; 1220 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. 36; 1224 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. 38
14thCx1478 Colleti (gen) Ob-SPVn (49), Colletus (nom) ibid. (46), Collodus (nom) ibid. (19), Nicholeti (gen) ibid. (120), Nycolodi (gen) ibid. (202); 1461 Colletum (acc) ibid. (109)
Ukraine
Latin
1469 Nicolai (gen) AGZ-18 12, Nicolao (abl) ibid. I-3, Nicolaum (acc) ibid. 18, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. I-3; 1479 Nicolao (abl) ibid. CVIII-1305, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. CVIII-1306
Wales
Latin
1452 Niclas (nom) ArchCambIII p. 71; 1454 Nicklas (nom) ibid. p. 70; 1581 Nicholai (gen) RegCon1 p. 36; 1582 Nicholaws (nom) ibid. p. 36
Early Modern English
1590 Nicholas RegLlantrithyd p. 62
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Nicholas". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Nicholas.