Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to given names cognate to English Nicholas.
The given name Nicolas is widely used in France (French pronunciation: [nikɔla]) and Brazil (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnikolas]). The variant Nicolás (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas]) is widely used in Spanish-speaking countries. The variant Nicola (Italian pronunciation: [nikɔla]), while mistakenly considered feminine in parts of the English-speaking world, is a popular male name in Italy, although Nicolas is also sometimes used, especially amongst Italian Americans and Latin Americans of Italian descent.
Nicolas
Prince Nicolas of Belgium (born 2005), grandson of King Albert II
Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland (born 2015), grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur (1695–1755), French aristocrat
Nicolas Anelka (born 1979), French footballer
Nicolas Cage (born 1964), an American actor
Nicolas Coutelot (born 1977), a French tennis player
Nicolas Devilder (born 1980), Coutelot's French compatriot and tennis player
Nicolas Heurtaut (1720–1771), French wood carver and furniture designer
Nicolas Kiefer (born 1977), a German former tennis player
Nicolas Mahut (born 1982), Devilder's French compatriot and tennis player
Nicolas N'Koulou (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer
Nicolas Rothwell, Australian journalist and author
Nicolas Sarkozy (born 1955), French politician and former president of France
Nicolás, Spanish variant
Nicolás Aguirre (born 1988), a professional Argentine basketball player
Nicolás Almagro (born 1985), a professional Spanish tennis player
Nicolás Falczuk (born 1986), an Argentine professional association football player
Nicolás Avellaneda (1837 – 1885), an Argentine journalist, professor, and President
Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (born 1865), a Mexican presidential candidate and eccentric
Nicolás Guillén (1902 – 1989), a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer
Nicolás Guillén Landrián (1938–2003), a Cuban experimental filmmaker and painter
Nicolás Lapentti (born 1976), an Ecuadorian professional tennis player
Nicolás Maduro (born 1962), president of Venezuela
Nicolás Massú (born 1979), a Chilean tennis player
Nicolás Palacios (1854–1931), a Chilean physician, writer and political activist
Nicolás Pauls (born 1973), an Argentine actor
Nicolás Pereira (born 1970), a retired Venezuelan tennis player
Nicolás Tauber (born 1980), an Argentine professional association football player
Nicolás Terol (born 1988), a professional Spanish motorcycle road race
