Nicolau is a
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Catalan
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Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
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given name, a variant of
Nicholas
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname.
The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the n ...
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Nicolau Coelho
Nicolau Coelho (c.1460, in Felgueiras – 1502, off the coast of Mozambique) was an expert Portuguese navigator and explorer during the age of discovery. He participated in the discovery of the route to India by Vasco da Gama where he commande ...
, Portuguese explorer
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Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (24 May 1946 – 31 December 1978) was an East Timorese politician who is considered the national hero of the country.
Biography
Lobato was born in Soibada, Portuguese Timor on 24 May 1946.
Lobato was the first prim ...
, East-Timorese politician and national hero
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, the foremost Portuguese satirical poet of the 18th century
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Nicola (name)
Nicola or Nichola is a Latinised version of the Greek personal name ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος), derived from the '' nikē'' meaning "victory", and ''laos'' meaning "people", therefore implying the meaning "victory of the people". Nicola is ...
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Nicolae (name)
Nicolae (or Niculae) is a Romanian masculine given name or surname, the equivalent of the English Nicholas. Its feminine form is Nicoleta.
In politics
* Nicolae Alexandru of Wallachia, Prince of Wallachia between 1352 and November 1364
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Nicolai (given name) Nicolai is a given name. Notable persons with that name include:
* Nicolai Borger, German writer, actor and director
* Nicolai Gedda (1925–2017), Swedish operatic tenor
* Nicolai Jørgensen (born 1991), Danish footballer
* Nicolai Kielstrup ( ...
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Nicolaj Nicolaj is a masculine given name. People with that name include the following:
Given name
* Nicolaj Agger (born 1988), Danish footballer
* Nicolaj Charles Sofus Clausen (1900 – 1989), Danish boxer known as Nick Clausen
* Nicolaj Bo Larsen (bor ...
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Nicolao Nicolao is an Italian given name and a surname. It may refer to the following:
Given name
*Nicolao Civitali (1482 - after 1560), Italian sculptor and architect
*Nicolao Colletti (18th century), Italian mathematician
*Nicolao Dorati (c. 1513 – 159 ...
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Nicolas (given name)
Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to masculine given names cognate to English Nicholas.
The given name ''Nicolas'' is widely used in France () and Brazil (). The variant Nicolás () is widely used in Spanish-speaking countries. The variant Nicola (), ...
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Nicolau (surname) Nicolau is a surname that occurs in multiple cultures and languages, including Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, and Greek, and which is derived from the given name Nicolau, a variant of Nicholas, or is a variant spelling of Nicolaou.''Dictionary of ...
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São Nicolau (disambiguation) São Nicolau, meaning " Saint Nicholas" in Portuguese, may refer to the following places:
Brazil
* São Nicolau (Rio Grande do Sul), a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul
* São Nicolau River, a river in the state of Piauí
Cape Verde
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