Nioclás

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + λαός (laós, “people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈn̠ʲɪklˠaːsˠ]

Proper noun

Nioclás m (genitive Niocláis)

1. 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