THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Nicolás
Nicolás is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Nicolas M. Mondejar, Nicolas Torre. This snapshot links the name to 2 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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SpanishEtymology & source
From Latin Nīcolāus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκόλᾱος (Nīkólāos).
a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Nicholas
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People with the name Nicolás
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Nicolas Torre
Filipino police officer
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Nicolas M. Mondejar
catholic priest (1924-2019)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Nicolas M. Mondejar, Nicolas Torre
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Nicolás in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
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Similar names to Nicolás
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Nicolas♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Nicholas♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Nicetas·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Nicol·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Nicole♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Arolas♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Kolas♂Short form of Nicolas
- Nica♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
What rhymes with Nicolás?
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Explore Nicolás further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q18066632 — Nicolás (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Nicolas M. Mondejar (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18066632 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Nicolas Torre (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18066632 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Nicolás (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.