Nicolau is a
Portuguese and
Catalan given name, a variant of
Nicholas
Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two Ancient Greek, Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In ...
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Nicolau may refer to:
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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 command ...
, 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 a national hero of the country.
Biography
Lobato was born in Soibada, Portuguese Timor, on 24 May 1946.
Lobato was the first Prime M ...
(1946–1978), East-Timorese politician
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(1740–1811), Portuguese satirical poet of the 18th century
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José Nicolau Huguet (1855–1909), Spanish painter
Surname
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Cristina Nicolau (1977–2017), Romanian triple jumper
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Nicola (name)
Nicola or Nichola is a Latinised version of the Greek language, Greek personal name ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος), derived from the ''Nike (goddess), nikē'' meaning "victory", and ''laos'' meaning "people", therefore implying the meaning "vi ...
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Nicolae (name)
Nicolae (or Niculae) is an Aromanian and Romanian masculine given name or surname, the equivalent of the English Nicholas. In Romanian, its feminine form is Nicoleta.
In politics
* Nicolae Alexandru of Wallachia, Prince of Wallachia between 1 ...
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Nicolai (given name) Nicolai is a given name. Notable persons with that name include:
* Nicolai Belokosov (born 1975), Moldovan judoka
*Nicolai Borger e/sup>, German writer, actor and director
* Nicolai Gedda (1925–2017), Swedish operatic tenor
* Nicolai Jørgensen ...
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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 (bo ...
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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 – 1 ...
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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 Brazil () and France (). The variant Nicolás () is widely used in Spanish-speaking countries. The variant Niccolò () ...
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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 o ...
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Nicolay
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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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