Boy name origins & meanings Greek : Victorious people Boy name variations Nicholas Nicolas Nikolas Nikolie Niko Nikolaus Nicklaus Nicola Nick Nicky Nikki Nikita Nickita Nikos Nikolai Nikola Nicholai Nicanor Nicos Nichol Nicolson Nicol Nicolo Nikolos Nicko Nicodemus Nils Niles Nixon Cole Colin Colet Claus Klaus Klas Klaas Miklós Family name origins & meanings English and Dutch : patronymic from Nichol.Jewish (American) : Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish names.