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)
- 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
- Entries containing “Nioclás” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Nioclás” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.