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 [ 2 syll. nic-klau(s), ni-ckla-us ] The boy name Nicklaus is pronounced NIHKLahS KEY. Nicklaus is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly in English. Nicklaus is a variant form of Nicholas (English and French). Nicklaus is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1997 with 0.008% of baby boys being named Nicklaus. Its ranking then was #889. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity, and is of only irregular use today. Among the group of boy names directly related to Nicklaus, Nicholas (English and French) was the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Nicklaus include Nichols (English), Nicklas (German and Scandinavian), Niclas (Scandinavian), Niklas (German and Scandinavian), Niklaus (German), Niklos (Hungarian), Nicholas (English and French), Nickolas (English), Nickolaus (German), Nicolaas (Dutch), Nicolas (French and Spanish), Nicolaus (German), Nicolás (Spanish), Nikolaas (Dutch), Nikolaos (Greek), Nikolas (German and Slavic), Nikolaus (German), Nikolos (Greek), Nikulas (Czech), and Nioclas (Irish). KEY: Pronunciation for Nicklaus: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
