Nicolae

Nicolae is a Romanian male given name , derived from the ancient Greek Nikolaos (Νικολαος) meaning "victory (he) of the people". The German form of the name is Nikolaus ; for the derivation of the name see also here . Nicolae is also a family name . A diminutive of the name is Nicu .

Name bearer

First name

• Nicolae Brânduș (* 1935), Romanian composer
• Nicolae Bretan (1887–1968), Romanian composer
• Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918–1989), Romanian politician
• Nicolae Ciucă (* 1967), Romanian officer
• Nicolae Cocea (1880-1949), Romanian writer
• Nicolae Corneanu (1923-2014), Romanian Orthodox bishop
• Nicolae Costin (1936–1995), Moldovan politician
• Nicolae Dică (* 1980), Romanian football player
• Nicolae Dobrin (1947-2007), Romanian football player
• Nicolae Grigorescu (1838–1907), Romanian painter
• Nicolae C. Ionescu (1890–1940), Romanian philosopher and Orthodox theologian
• Nicolae Iorga (1871–1940), Romanian historian, writer and politician
• Nicolae Kovacs (1911–1977), Romanian football player and coach
• Nicolae Linca (1929-2008), Romanian boxer
• Nicolae Lupescu (1940-2017), Romanian football player
• Nicolae Martinescu (1940-2013), Romanian wrestler
• Nicolae Mavrogheni (1735–1790), Prince of Wallachia
• Nicolae Mitea (* 1985), Romanian football player
• Nicolae Neacșu (1924–2002), Romanian musician
• Nicolae Negrilă (* 1954), Romanian football player and coach
• Nicolae Paulescu (1869–1931), Romanian physiologist
• Nicolae Păun (* 1964), Romanian politician
• Nicolae Rainea (1933-2015), Romanian football referee
• Nicolae Roșu (* 1943), German-Romanian sculptor
• Nicolae Rotaru (* 1935), Romanian sports shooter
• Nicolae Simion (* 1959), Romanian jazz saxophonist and composer
• Nicolae Teclu (1838–1916), Romanian chemist and architect
• Nicolae Timofti (* 1948), Moldovan lawyer and politician
• Nicolae Ungureanu (* 1956), Romanian football player and coach
• Nicolae Văcăroiu (* 1943), Romanian politician
• Nicolae Vasilescu-Karpen (1870–1964), Romanian engineer and physicist

family name

• Alexandru Nicolae (* 1955), Romanian football player
• Bogdan Nicolae (* 1976), Romanian football player
• Constantin Nicolae (* 1939), Romanian fencer
• Doru Nicolae (* 1952), Romanian football player
• Florentin Nicolae (* 1981), Romanian ski racer
• Florin Nicolae (* 1980), Romanian handball player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nicolae on behindthename.com (English)