MEANING & HISTORY
What does Kulas mean?
Kulas is explicitly a nativized clipping of Nicolas in Tagalog and a familiar Nicolas in Cebuano. The Latin-letter adaptation preserves a recognizable local name tradition.
The Greek victory-and-people compound belongs to the longer Nicholas family, rather than a separate ordinary Tagalog word meaning hero.
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
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Origin and name formation
Tagalog / Cebuano
Dictionary accounts by language
Tagalog
Nativized clipping of Nicolas.
a diminutive of the male given name Nicolas
Cebuano
Clipping of Nicolas.
a diminutive of the male given name Nicolas
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
Related forms & spellings
KulásNicolas
Similar names to Kulas
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Names in this collection
- Kolas♂Cebuano shortening of Nicolas
- Blas♂Spanish Blasius/Blaise, associated with lisping
- Kumar♂Boy, youth, or prince
- Douglas♂Dark or black stream
- Kurt♂Bold counsel; German contraction of Conrad
- Kumiko♀Japanese Kumiko; 久美子 joins duration, beauty, and child
- Kuniko♀Japanese Kuniko; 邦子 combines country and child
- Nicolas♂Victory of the people
What rhymes with Kulas?
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