Nicholas
WordNet
noun
(1) A bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From from +
Proper noun
(plural Nicholases)
- . Best known for a legendary St. Nicholas, associated with Father Christmas.
Related terms
- variants:Colin, Claus, Klaus
- pet forms:Nick, Nicky, Nico
- medieval forms: Nicol, Nichol
- feminine forms: Nicola, Nicole, Nicki, Nikki
- Santa Claus
Quotations
: Act II, Scene I:-
- Sirrah, if they meet not with Saint Nicholas' clerks, I'll give thee this neck.
- 1872 George Eliot, Middlemarch, Chapter 53:
- 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?