Nicholas of Myra, Saint

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• Nicholas, Saint — or Santa Claus flourished 4th century, Myra, Lycia, Asia Minor; feast day December 6 Minor saint associated with Christmas. Probably bishop of Myra, he is reputed to have provided dowries for three poor girls to save them from prostitution and to …   Universalium

• Nicholas — For other uses, see Nicholas (disambiguation). Nicholas Gender Male Origin Word/Name Greek Meaning Victory of the people Other names …   Wikipedia

• Myra (Lykien) — 36.25916666666729.985277777778 Koordinaten: 36° 16′ N, 29° 59′ O …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• saint nicholas's clerk — ˈnik(ə)ləs(ə̇z) noun Usage: usually capitalized S&N Etymology: after St. Nicholas of Myra died ab352, patron saint of travelers archaic : thief, highwayman …   Useful english dictionary

• Nicholas — Nicholas1 [nik′ə ləs] n. [ME < OFr Nicolas < L Nicolaus < Gr Nikolaos < nikē, victory + laos, the people] a masculine name: dim. Nick; equiv. L. Nicolaus, Fr. & Sp. Nicolas, Ger. Nikolaus, It. Niccolo, Russ. Nikolai Nicholas2 [nik′ə… …   English World dictionary