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“victory of the people”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Mikuláš is a masculine given name documented in Czech, Slovak and Slovene. It is a form of Nikolaus, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “victory of the people”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Mikulas (st-11e3ef59e8), Mikulás (Danish)
5 source accounts
Meaning: “victory of the people”
[1] tschechische Form von Nikolaus
Du latin Nicolaus, issu du grec ancien Νικόλαος, Nikólaos, avec remplacement du \n\ par \m\ que l’on retrouve dans le hongrois Miklós, le lituanien Mikalojus, le polonais Mikołaj et l’ukrainien Микола, Mykola.
Du latin Nicolaus, issu du grec ancien Νικόλαος, Nikólaos.
dal greco antico Νικόλαος (Nikòlaos), tratto da νίκη (nikê), vittoria, e da λαός (laòs), popolo, folla, latinizzato in Nicolaus, letteralmente vincitore del/fra il popolo
od imienia św. Mikołaja z Myry
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04 / Through time
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Mikulas— “people’s victory”
_Mikulas_, _m._ _Bohm._ Gr. people’s victory, 90
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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former prime minister of Slovakia
Slovak graphic and painter (1895-1938)
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06 / Behind the facts
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