Saint Nicholas

English

A 4th-century Greek bishop from Anatolia.
(Christianity) The patron saint of children.
(Christianity) The patron saint of the marines in the Orthodox tradition.
Santa Claus; a figure derived from traditions surrounding the historical Saint Nicholas who is said to bring Christmas presents to children on Christmas Day.
Synonyms: Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Santa Claus, St Nick
- 2004, “Good Friday”, in La maison de mon rêve, performed by Cocorosie:
  No more passion play / On St. Nicholas avenue / I believe in St. Nicholas / It's a different type of Santa Claus

Korean: 성 니콜라우스 (seong nikollauseu)
Latin: Sanctus Nicolaus m
Latvian: Svētais Nikolajs m
Lithuanian: Šventasis Mikalojus m
Macedonian: Свети Никола m (Svéti Níkola)
Maltese: San Nikola m
Manx: Noo Niglus m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Sankt Nikolas m

Nynorsk: den heilage Nikolas m
Polish: Święty Mikołaj (pl) m
Portuguese: São Nicolau (pt) m
Romanian: Sfântul Nicolae m
Russian: Свято́й Никола́й m (Svjatój Nikoláj), Никола́й Чудотво́рец m (Nikoláj Čudotvórec)
Scottish Gaelic: Naomh Nicol m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Свети Никола m

Roman: Sveti Nikola m
Slovak: Svätý Mikuláš m
Slovene: Sveti Nikolaj m
Spanish: San Nicolás (es) m
Swedish: Sankt Nikolaus
Ukrainian: Микола́ Чудотворець m (Mykolá Čudotvorecʹ)
Welsh: Sant Nicolas m

Santa Claus — see Santa Claus

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