Nicholas的词源
英文词源
- Nicholas
- masc. proper name, from French Nicolas, from Latin Nicholaus, Nicolaus, from Greek Nikholaos, literally "victory-people," from nike "victory" (see Nike) + laos "people" (see lay (adj.)). The saint (obit. 326 C.E.) was a bishop of Myra in Lycia, patron of scholars, especially schoolboys. A popular given name in England in Middle Ages, as was the fem. form Nicolaa, corresponding to French Nicole. Colloquial Old Nick "the devil" is attested from 1640s, evidently from the proper name, but for no certain reason.
中文词源
常见人名，来自希腊语Nikholaos,胜利的民众，来自nike,胜利，laos,人民，词源同lay,laity.更为我们所熟知的圣诞老人即Saint Nicholas，原为儿童守护神。
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