Nicolas (given name)

Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to given names cognate to English Nicholas.

The given name Nicolas is widely used in France (French pronunciation: [nikɔla]), Germany (German pronunciation: [nikoːlas]) and Brazil (Portuguese pronunciation: [ni'kolas]). The variant Nicolás (Spanish pronunciation: [niko'las] is widely used in Spanish-speaking countries

Nicolas, French variant

• Prince Nicolas of Belgium (born 2005), grandson of King Albert II
• Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur (1695–1755), French aristocrat
• Nicolas Anelka (born 1979), French footballer
• Nicolas Cage (born 1964), an American actor
• Nicolas Coutelot (born 1977), a French tennis player
• Nicolas Devilder (born 1980), Coutelot's French compatriot and tennis player
• Nicolas Kiefer (born 1977), a German former tennis player
• Nicolas Mahut (born 1982), Devilder's French compatriot and tennis player
• Nicolas N'Koulou (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer
• Nicolas Sarkozy (born 1955), French politician and former president of France

Nicolás, Spanish variant

• Nicolás Almagro (born 1985), a professional Spanish tennis player
• Nicolás Falczuk (born 1986), an Argentine professional association football player
• Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (born 1865), a Mexican presidential candidate and eccentric
• Nicolás Guillén (1902 – 1989), a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer
• Nicolás Guillén Landrián (1938 - 2003), a Cuban experimental filmmaker and painter
• Nicolás Lapentti (born 1976), an Ecuadorian professional tennis player
• Nicolás Massú (born 1979), a Chilean tennis player
• Nicolás Palacios (1854-1931), a Chilean physician, writer and political activist
• Nicolás Pereira (born 1970), a retired Venezuelan tennis player
• Nicolás Tauber (born 1980), an Argentine professional association football player
• Nicolás Terol (born 1988), a professional Spanish motorcycle road race