![]() Short form Nico is hot and getting hotter. Offshoots Cole and Colin have long had lives of their own. ![]() Nicholas, though it has lost some ground (it was in the Top 10 from 1993 to 2002), is still a popular classic that would make an attractive, solid choice.Īlong with this historical depth, Nicholas, and nicknames Nick and Nicky, project an aura of masculine panache, and has long been a favorite of writers for rich boys, Romeos, thugs and detective characters. Nicholas Nickleby (2003) Rated PG For Thematic Material Involving Some Violent Action and A Childbirth Scene 130 minutes Cast Tom Courtenay as Newman Noggs Nathan Lane as Vincent Crummles Jim Broadbent as Everage Wackford Squeers Dame Edna as Mrs. Nicholas who, in addition to bringing bags of toys once a year, is also the patron saint of schoolchildren, mechanics, sailors, scholars, brides, bakers, travelers, and Russia, where the name was a star of the czarist dynasty. Nicholas is also a New Testament name that is well-used in literature, such as in Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby.Īnd then there's St. ![]() Nicholas is derived from the Greek Nikolaos, a name that evolved from the components nikē, meaning “victory”, and laos, “people.” It shares origins with Nike, the name of the Greek goddess of victory. 'Nicholas Nickleby' was the third novel by Charles Dickens, following 'The Pickwick Papers' and 'Oliver Twist,' and sharing with them a riot of colorful characters. ![]()
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