Saint Nicholas

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EnglishEdit

Wikipedia

Proper nounEdit

Saint Nicholas

1. A 4th century Greek bishop from Anatolia.
2. The patron saint of children.
3. The patron saint of the marines in the Orthodox tradition.
4. The American, Latin American, and British variant of the European folk myth of Saint Nicholas, explaining the source of Christmas presents given to children on Christmas Day.

SynonymsEdit

• Father Christmas
• Kris Kringle
• Santa Claus
• St Nick

See alsoEdit

• Black Peter, companion of Saint Nicholas.

TranslationsEdit

4th century Greek bishop

• Dutch: Sint-Nicolaas m
• Finnish: Pyhä Nikolaus
• Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος (el) m ‎(Ágios Nikólaos)

• Macedonian: Свети Никола m ‎(Svéti Níkola)
• Manx: Noo Niglus m
• Serbo-Croatian: Sveti Nikola

patron saint of children

• Dutch: Sint-Nicolaas m
• Finnish: Pyhä Nikolaus
• Macedonian: Свети Никола m ‎(Svéti Níkola)

• Manx: Noo Niglus m
• Romanian: Sfântul Nicolae m

Santa Claus — see Santa Claus