Nikoloz as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nikoloz

What is the meaning of the name Nikoloz ?

The baby name Nikoloz is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced nee-KO-luhz.

Nikoloz is Georgian, Greek in Origin.

Nikoloz is the Georgian form of Greek Nikolaos, the earliest securely attested form behind Nicholas. Nikolaos combines nikē, victory, with laos, people or folk; the compound is usually understood as victory of the people, or victorious people. In Georgian it is written ნიკოლოზ, with final -z reflecting the Georgian adaptation of Greek -os rather than a separate native suffix.

The name entered Georgian Christian usage through Byzantine and Orthodox channels, reinforced by devotion to Saint Nicholas of Myra. It has remained a familiar masculine name in Georgia and appears in international transliteration as Nikoloz. Georgian bearers include the Romantic poet Nikoloz Baratashvili, the painter Niko Pirosmani, baptized Nikoloz, and the mathematician Nikoloz Muskhelishvili. Outside Georgia it is uncommon, mostly tied to diaspora families.