Nicolaus is a masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. It is a Latin, Greek and German form 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 ...
.
MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Nicolaus
/ref> Nicolaus may refer to:
In science:
* Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the solar system
* Nicolaus Otto (1832 – 1891), German engineer
In mathematics:
* Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician
* Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician
* Nicolaus Rohlfs, 18th-century German mathematics teacher who wrote astronomical calendars
In literature:
* Nicolaus Becker
Nikolaus Becker (8 October 1809, Bonn, Rhin-et-Moselle – 28 August 1845 in the Hünshoven district of Geilenkirchen) was a German lawyer and writer. His one poem of note was the 1840 "Rheinlied" (Rhine song) which was set to music over 70 times ...
, German lawyer and writer, the author of the ''Rheinlied
Nikolaus Becker (8 October 1809, Bonn, Rhin-et-Moselle – 28 August 1845 in the Hünshoven district of Geilenkirchen) was a German lawyer and writer. His one poem of note was the 1840 "Rheinlied" (Rhine song) which was set to music over 70 times ...
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* Nicolaus of Damascus, Greek historical and philosophical writer who lived in the Augustan age
In music:
* Nicolaus Bruhns, German composer
* Nicolaus Zacharie, Italian composer of the early Renaissance
In Christianity:
* Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church
* Nicolaus Taurellus, German philosopher and theologian
* Nicolaus of Antioch, one of the seven deacons
The Seven, often known as the Seven Deacons, were leaders elected by the early Christian church to minister to the community of believers in Jerusalem, to enable the Apostles to concentrate on 'prayer and the Ministry of the Word' and to address a ...
listed in The Acts of the Apostles, chapter 6, verse 5
In other fields:
* Nicolaus Delius, German philologist
Other uses
* Nicolaus, California
Nicolaus is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sutter County, California. Nicolaus is part of the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Nicolaus sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Nicolaus's population was 211.
It ...
, a small town in the United States
* '' Nicolaus (leafhopper)'', a genus of leafhopper
A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and a ...
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See also
*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 ...
* Nicholaus
* Nikolaus (given name)
References
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German masculine given names
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