Name of the Day: NICHOLAS

Today's name of the day is NICHOLAS (boy's name; Greek origin; meaning "winner" or "victorious people.")

NICHOLAS is a classic name that still remains very popular today. In 1997, 27,248 males in the United States were named NICHOLAS. That's an interesting fact because the name hadn't experienced that level of popularity since the year 1880 -- the year that the United States began keeping records of given names. In 2007, NICHOLAS was the 20th most popular name given to males in the USA.

NICHOLAS is also interesting because it's the name associated with "St. Nick" better known as "Santa Claus." So why is "St. Nick" referred to as "Santa Claus" and vice versa? Saint Nicholas had a reputation for secret gift-giving, and in religion, Saint Nicholas of Myra is known as the patron saint of children. Saint Nicholas became the model for Santa Claus.

Famous Faces of NICHOLAS:

Nicholas Braun (actor)
Nicholas Cannon (actor)
Nicholas Sparks (author)
Nicholas Tse (singer/actor)
Nicholas Clapton (singing teacher/author)
Justice Nicholas A. Clemente (former justice of the New York State Supreme Court)

Spelling Variations to the standard NICHOLAS:

Nicolas

Nikolas

Nicklaus

Nikolos

Nikolaus

Nickolis

Nicolaus

Nicholaus

Nickolas

Nicholos

Nickalaus

Nickalus

Though NICHOLAS remains quite trendy, don't let the trend stop you from adding it to your list of options!