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Nicolau.

a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas; variant forms Nicolas, Nikolas

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ni.koˈlaw/Brazil[ni.koˈlaʊ̯]Brazil/ni.kuˈlaw/Portugal
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas; variant forms Nicolas, Nikolas

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Nicolao, learned borrowing from Latin Nīcolāum, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).

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