Nicolaas
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Nicolaas is the Dutch equivalent of the masculine given name Nicholas. Before the 19th century the name was also written Nicolaes, while Nikolaas is an uncommon variant spelling. Most people with the name use a short form in daily life, like Claas, Claes, Klaas, Nico, and Niek.
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It is catalogued under topics including Dutch masculine given names, Given names and Masculine given names.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- male given name
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- Nicolaas
- writing system
- Latin script
- language of work or name
- Dutch
- Soundex
- N242
- Cologne phonetics
- 6458
- Caverphone
- NKLS11
- Commons category
- Nicolaas (given name)
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Nicolaas is the Dutch equivalent of the masculine given name Nicholas. Before the 19th century the name was also written Nicolaes, while Nikolaas is an uncommon variant spelling. Most people with the name use a short form in daily life, like Claas, Claes, Klaas, Nico, and Niek.
Notable people with the name Nicolaas or Nikolaas include:
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