Boy's name
Nioclás
“NIK-lawss”
IPA: /ˈn̠ʲɪklˠaːsˠ/
from Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people'
The story behind the name
The legend of St Nicholas of Myra made it universal. Woulfe says it was one of the commonest names among the early Anglo-Norman settlers and still kept its popularity.
Famous people with this name
- Nioclás Tóibín (1928–1994) — Irish singer
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Nioclás on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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