nicholas
/ˈnɪk.ə.ləs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek, notably born by St. Nicholas of Myre, on whom Father Christmas is based.
Countable; Uncountable
name
An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Sirrah, if they meet not with Saint Nicholas’ clerks, I'll give thee this neck."
- "I must call you Nick—we always did call you young Nick when we knew you meant to marry the old widow. Some said you had a handsome family likeness to old Nick, but that was your mother's fault, calling you Nicholas. Aren't you glad to see me again?"
- "Our guest, New York Times reporter Nicholas Confessore, recently wrote a series of articles about Carlson drawing on an analysis of more than 1,100 episodes of his show, "Tucker Carlson Tonight," conducted by Confessore and a team of Times reporters as well as interviews with dozens of current and former Fox executives, producers and journalists."
Etymology
From Middle English Nicholas, from Old French Nicholas, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + λαός (laós, “people”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Nicholas, Nīcolāus, Νικόλαος