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Irish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + λαός (laós, “people”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nioclás m (genitive Niocláis)
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Nicholas
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Nioclás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Nioclás”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Nioclás”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024