Nicolas (given name)

Nicolas
Pronunciation	French: [ni.kɔ.la] Spanish: [nikoˈlas]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	Nicholas
See also	Nicholas

Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to given names cognate to English Nicholas.

The given name Nicolas is widely used in France (French pronunciation: ​[nikɔla]) and Brazil (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnikolas]). The variant Nicolás (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas]) is widely used in Spanish-speaking countries. The variant Nicola (Italian pronunciation: [nikɔla]), while considered feminine in much of the English-speaking world, is a popular male name in Italy, although Nicolas is also sometimes used, especially amongst Italian Americans and Latin Americans of Italian descent.

Nicolas

• Prince Nicolas of Belgium (born 2005), grandson of King Albert II
• Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland (born 2015), grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur (1695–1755), French aristocrat
• Nicolas Anelka (born 1979), French footballer
• Nicolas Cage (born 1964), an American actor
• Nicolas Coutelot (born 1977), a French tennis player
• Nicolas Devilder (born 1980), Coutelot's French compatriot and tennis player
• Nicolas Heurtaut (1720–1771), French wood carver and furniture designer
• Nicolas Kiefer (born 1977), a German former tennis player
• Nicolas Mahut (born 1982), Devilder's French compatriot and tennis player
• Nicolas N'Koulou (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer
• Nicolas Rothwell, Australian journalist and author
• Nicolas Sarkozy (born 1955), French politician and former president of France

Nicolás, Spanish variant

• Nicolás Aguirre (born 1988), a professional Argentine basketball player
• Nicolás Almagro (born 1985), a professional Spanish tennis player
• Nicolás Falczuk (born 1986), an Argentine professional association football player
• Nicolás Avellaneda (1837 – 1885), an Argentine journalist, professor, and President
• Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (born 1865), a Mexican presidential candidate and eccentric
• Nicolás Guillén (1902 – 1989), a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer
• Nicolás Guillén Landrián (1938–2003), a Cuban experimental filmmaker and painter
• Nicolás Lapentti (born 1976), an Ecuadorian professional tennis player
• Nicolás Maduro (born 1962), president of Venezuela
• Nicolás Massú (born 1979), a Chilean tennis player
• Nicolás Palacios (1854–1931), a Chilean physician, writer and political activist
• Nicolás Pauls (born 1973), an Argentine actor
• Nicolás Pereira (born 1970), a retired Venezuelan tennis player
• Nicolás Tauber (born 1980), an Argentine professional association football player
• Nicolás Terol (born 1988), a professional Spanish motorcycle road race