Names Like Nicolaas — Find Similar Baby Names
Nicolaas is an 8-letter Dutch boys' name meaning “Victorious Army”. This page collects 103 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Nicolas and Nicholas, Dutch cousins like Adriaan and Adrie, and names sharing the “victorious” concept like Abdul-Nasser and Ajani.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Nicolaas
13 baby names that differ from Nicolaas by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas | 1 | Victorious: Conquerer Of The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | French | Male |
| Nicholas | 2 | People's Victory | Greek | Male |
| Nickolas | 2 | Victorious. Conquerer Of The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | Slavic | Male |
| Nickolaus | 2 | Victorious: Conquerer Of The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | German | Male |
| Nicola | 2 | People's Victory | French | Female |
| Nicolai | 2 | Variant Of Nicholas. | English | Male |
| Nikolas | 2 | Victory To The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | Greek | Male |
| Nikolaus | 2 | Victorious: Conquerer Of The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | German | Male |
| Nickolai | 3 | Variant Of Nickoli: Victory Of The People | English | Male |
| Nicole | 3 | Victory Of The People. | French | Female |
| Nicoleta | 3 | Victory Of The People | Romanian | Female |
| Nicolle | 3 | Victory Of The People. | French | Female |
| Niklas | 3 | Variant Of Nikolaus. Victory. | German | Male |
More Dutch Names
24 baby names that share Nicolaas’s Dutch origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Adriaan | Variant Of Adrian. From Adria. | Male |
| Adrie | From The Adriatic | Female |
| Ambrosius | Divine | Male |
| Anke | Dutch Form Of Anne (Graceful) | Female |
| Annemie | Bitter Grace | Female |
| Barend | Bear | Male |
| Basilius | Kingly | Male |
| Batholomeus | Farmer | Male |
| Berg | Mountain | Male |
| Bleecker | Bleacher Of Cloth | Male |
| Bonifacius | Does Good | Male |
| Brandy | Burnt (distilled) wine | Female |
| Cecilius | Blind | Male |
| Claudios | Lame | Male |
| Clementius | Merciful | Male |
| Dehaan | Cock | Male |
| Devisser | Fisherman | Male |
| Devoss | Fox | Male |
| Devries | Frisian | Male |
| Dewitt | White | Male |
| Dirck | Dutch Forms Of Theodoric (God's Gift) | Male |
| Edda | Poetic | Female |
| Egidius | Youthful | Male |
| Espen | Bear Of God | Male |
8-Letter N-Names Like Nicolaas
24 names that share Nicolaas's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Nicolaas's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Nicolaas
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Nicolaas.
Names That Start Like Nicolaas
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Nicolaas — Nic-. Good for parents who like Nicolaas's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nic | People Of Victory | Romanian | Male |
| Nick | Abbreviation Of Nicholas. Mythological Nike Was Greek Goddess Of Vi... | English | Male |
| Nico | Abbreviation Of Nicholas. Mythological Nike Was Greek Goddess Of Vi... | English | Male |
| Nicia | Feminine Form Of Nicholas (People's Victory) | Greek | Female |
| Nicki | Abbreviation Of Nicole. Victory. | English | Female |
| Nicky | Abbreviation Of Nicholas. Mythological Nike Was Greek Goddess Of Vi... | English | Male |
| Nicol | Victorious: Conquerer Of The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | Scottish | Male |
| Nichol | Feminine Of Nicholas People's Victory. | French | Female |
| Nickie | Abbreviation Of Nicole. Victory. | English | Female |
| Nicola | People's Victory | French | Female |
| Nicole | Victory Of The People. | French | Female |
| Nicson | Son Of Nick | English | Male |
| Nicanor | Victorious Army | Spanish | Male |
| Nichele | Blend Of Nichole And Michelle. | English | Female |
| Nichole | Feminine Of Nicholas People's Victory. | French | Female |
| Nickson | Abbreviation Of Nicholas. Mythological Nike Was Greek Goddess Of Vi... | English | Male |
| Nicolai | Variant Of Nicholas. | English | Male |
| Nicolas | Victorious: Conquerer Of The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | French | Male |