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- Nicholas is in the Bible in another spelling: Nicolas of Antioch, a convert to Judaism, is one of the seven chosen in Acts 6:5.
- The KJV, NIV and NASB spell the name Nicolas and the ESV Nicolaus; Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian Bibles have Nicolás, Nicolau, Nicolas and Nicola.
- The Greek Nikolaos means “victory of the people,” from nikē и laos. The name has no Hebrew origin.
- Saint Nicholas, a fourth-century bishop of Myra and the origin of Santa Claus, is not in the Bible.
- Other saints of the name include Nicholas of Tolentino and the English martyr Nicholas Owen.
Библиография (нажмите, чтобы показать)
- Behind the Name, “Nicholas,” “Nicolas,” “Nicolaus,” “Nick” and “Nicodemus,” with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data. https://www.behindthename.com/name/nicholas
- Майкл Отт, «Святитель Николай Мирликийский», Католическая энциклопедия, том 11 (Нью-Йорк: Robert Appleton, 1911). https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11063b.htm
- “Saint Nicholas,” Wikipedia, on the dowry legend and the Council of Nicaea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
- “Canonization of the Romanovs,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonization_of_the_Romanovs
- “Nicholas of Tolentino,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_of_Tolentino
- “Nicholas Owen (Jesuit),” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Owen_(Jesuit)
- Scripture quotation: Acts 6:1, New International Version. Acts 6:5 compared in the King James Version, New International Version, New American Standard Bible, English Standard Version, SBL Greek New Testament, Reina-Valera 1960, Almeida Revista e Corrigida, Louis Segond, CEI and the Hebrew HaDerekh (HHH) translation. References: Acts 6:6; John 3:1–2; Revelation 2:6, 15.
