Nicolás
Same Greek root as Mikołaj, from Nikolaos: "victory of the people". The Spanish spelling keeps its accent and stays foreign on a Polish register, worn by so few that most Poles have never met one.
Nicolás Pronunciation
Nicolás is pronounced NYEE-tsolás (/ˈɲit͡sɔlás/).
What Nicolás means
Where Nicolás comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Nicolás comes from the Greek Nikolaos, a joining of nikē, victory, and laos, the people. The meaning has stayed close to those roots. In plain terms it reads as victory of the people.
Spanish gave the name its accent and its home. Nicolás spread across Spain and the wider Spanish-speaking world, worn by kings and farmhands alike. One early bearer of the Greek form was Nicholas of Myra, the fourth-century bishop whose generosity later grew into the figure of Santa Claus. The shadow is long.
On a Polish class register the accented Nicolás stands apart from Mikołaj, the local cousin drawn from the same Greek word. The name-day points back to that fourth-century saint. And the meaning holds steady: victory of the people.
How many people are named Nicolás
1 in 80857 men in Poland is named Nicolás. 264 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1883 among male names.
Nicolás's popularity over time
2 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1761 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2023.
Nicolás as a middle name
Nicolás is a first name for 264 men in Poland and a middle name for another 125, a 68/32 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 623rd, between Mathias (125) and Ram (125).
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#621 Cornelis125
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#622 Mathias125
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#623 Nicolás125
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#624 Ram125
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#625 Witosław125