Nicholas

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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.

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

Czech Republic

Latin: ● 1349 Nicolao (dat) chlumecky 25, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 17; 1350 Nicolao (dat) ibid. 196, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 187; 1351 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; 1355 Nicolao (dat) ibid. 100, Nicolaus ibid. 109, Nycolaus (nom) ibid. 71, Nycolay (gen) ibid. 65; 1356 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 140

England

Latin: ● 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; 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; 1357 Nicholao (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 23; 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) ibid. p. 114; 1485–1486 Nicholas (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 49; 1530 Nicholaum (acc) LIWill-III p. 58; ◑ 1348 Colardo (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 9
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
English: ● 1529 Nicholas PP-HenV p. 6; 1530 Nicholas ibid. p. 17, Nicholes LIWill-III p. 3, Nycoles ibid. p. 28, Nycollys ibid. p. 28; 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; 1543 Nicholas StAnthonlin p. 4, Nicolas BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1544 Nicholas StAnthonlin p. 4, Nicolas BarnstapleBap p. 4; 1546 Nicolas ibid. p. 5; 1547 Nicholas 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; 1551 Nycolas ibid. p. 6; 1552 Nicolas ibid. p. 7, Nycolas ibid. p. 7; 1553 Nicholas 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, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 30; 1560 Nicholas OrpingtonKe p. 1, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 13, 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; 1563 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 7; 1564 Nicholas Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 17, bruton-vol1 p. 34; 1565 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 8; 1566 Nicholas StAnthonlin p. 18, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Nycholas BEmar-vol2 p. 128; 1567 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 2, Nycholas BEmar-vol2 p. 128; 1568 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 37, Nycholas BUmar-vol1 p. 25; 1569 Nicholas BUmar-vol9 p. 5; 1570/1 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 9; 1570 Nicholas bruton-vol1 p. 5, Nycholas BEmar-vol2 p. 128, Nycolas COmar-vol2 p. 70; 1571 Nicholas bruton-vol1 p. 39; 1572 Nicholas StAnthonlin p. 22, bruton-vol1 p. 40; 1573 Nicholas DEmar-vol1 p. 83, StAnthonlin p. 23, 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; 1576 Nicholas BEmar-vol2 p. 2, 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; 1579 Nicholas DEmar-vol1 p. 84, StAnthonlin p. 27; 1580 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 3, 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; 1584 Nicholas DEmar-vol2 p. 9, bruton-vol1 p. 45; 1585 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 12, DEmar-vol2 p. 11, StAnthonlin p. 31, Nicolas SaxhamSf p. 39; 1586 Nicholas BUmar-vol2 p. 64, DEmar-vol2 p. 12, OrpingtonKe p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 32, bruton-vol1 p. 47; 1587 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 4, DEmar-vol2 p. 14, Nicolas bruton-vol1 p. 47, Nycholas BEmar-vol2 p. 31; 1588 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 4, COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol2 p. 16, StAnthonlin p. 33; 1589 Nicholas COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol2 p. 17, bruton-vol1 p. 49; 1590 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 4, DEmar-vol2 p. 20, StAnthonlin p. 34, bruton-vol1 p. 9; 1591 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 14, DEmar-vol2 p. 23, StAnthonlin p. 35, bruton-vol1 p. 10; 1592 Nicholas BUmar-vol9 p. 8, COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, bruton-vol1 p. 51; 1593 Nicholas DEmar-vol2 p. 27, bruton-vol1 p. 52, Nycholas BEmar-vol2 p. 31; 1594 Nicholas COmar-vol2 p. 50, DEmar-vol2 p. 30, OrpingtonKe p. 9, SaxhamSf p. 40, bruton-vol1 p. 53; 1595 Nicholas DEmar-vol2 p. 31; 1596/7 Nicholas BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1596 Nicholas DEmar-vol2 p. 34, StAnthonlin p. 38, bruton-vol1 p. 11, Nycholes BUmar-vol1 p. 27; 1597 Nicholas CAmar-vol1 p. 6, COmar-vol2 p. 50, DEmar-vol2 p. 35, bruton-vol1 p. 56; 1598 Nicholas DEmar-vol2 p. 37; 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; ◑ 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

France

Latin: ● 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; 1190 Nicholaus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIX; 1196 Nicholao (abl) ibid. LXIV, Nicholaus (nom) ibid. LXIV, Nicholay (gen) ibid. LXIV; 1245 Nicholaus (nom) ibid. XXXV; 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: ● 1296 Nicholas paris1296 p. 2; 1301 Nicolo (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 234; 1313 Nicolas Paris1313 p. 1; 1327 Nicolas lecoy 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 lecoy 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; 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; 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

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; 1216 Nicholaus (nom) hennes-vol1 25; 1219 Nicholai (gen) quix-vol1 73; 1221 Nicolaus (nom) hennes-vol1 61; 1225 Nycolaus (nom) ibid. 67; 1230 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 91; 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
Early New High German: ● 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; 1404 Nikel (nom) ibid. DCLXXVII; 1405 Niclas (nom) ibid. DCLXXVIII, Niclasen (gen) ibid. DCLXXIX; 1407 Nikel (nom) ibid. DCLXXXII, Niklasen (nom) ibid. DCLXXXII; 1408 Niclaus (nom) ibid. DCLXXXIII, Niklaus (nom) ibid. DCLXXXIII; 1409 Niklas (nom) ibid. 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; 1421 Nikkel (nom) ibid. DCCXVII; 1427 Niclasen (nom) ibid. DCCXXV; 1429 Niclas (nom) ibid. DCCXXXI, Niclasen (dat) ibid. DCCXXXIII, Nicolai (gen) ibid. DCCXXXII, Nicolo (dat) ibid. DCCXXX; 1497 Nickel Nurn1497 2648, Niclas ibid. p. 1, Nicolao ibid. p. 1; ◑ 1497 Clas Nurn1497 p. 2, Klas ibid. 2526, Nickell ibid. 926

Italy

Latin: ● 1220 Nicolaus (nom) hennes-vol1 49; 1224 Nicolaus (nom) ibid. 65; 1278 Nicolaus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLII; 1285 Nicola (nom) Perugia1285 p. 153, Nicole (gen) ibid. p. 156; 1300 Nicolaum (acc) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 47, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 47; 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, Nicolussio (abl) ibid. no. 421; 1527 Nicolaj (gen) Rome1527 p. 85, Nicolaus (nom) ibid. p. 83; ◑ 1285 Nicolutii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154

Latvia

Latin: ● 1290 Nicolao (dat) RigSB 22

The Netherlands

Dutch: ◑ 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 Claes ibid.; 1575 Klaes ibid.; 1576 Claes ibid.; 1577 Klaes ibid.

Poland

Latin: ● 1228 Nicolaus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81

Scotland

Latin: ● 1376 Nicholai (gen) morton-vol1 16; 1377 Nicholao (abl) ibid. 6; ◑ 1376 Colyno (dat) morton-vol1 16; 1578 Colinus (nom) ibid. 15

Spain

Latin: ● 1488 Nicolai (gen) carbonell 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

Sweden

Latin: ● 1383 Nicolaus SRA-vol2 no. 1901
Middle Norwegian: ● 1383 Nychulos SRA-vol2 no. 1915
Old Swedish: ● 1383 Nicles SRA-vol2 no. 1919, Niclis ibid. no. 1900, Niklis ibid. no. 1944, Nils ibid. no. 1920

Switzerland

Latin: ◑ 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)

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