Anglicized version of
Nicodemus, a
Greek name meaning "
victory of the
people", or "
unconquerable". A member of my mother's
congregation informs me that, in
Swahili, the variant means "firm of
purpose", while translations exist in most
languages, presumably as a result of the
missionary work of members of the
Christian faith, of which
Saint Nicholas is a member of the
pantheon of
saints. However,
Gritchka begs to differ, so know that this information is, and I quote, "
dead sus".
Greek information from behindthename.com