Old Nick
name
Meaning
- The Devil; Satan.
Etymology / origin
Originally 17th century. Apparently a special use of the forename Nick, perhaps in jocular or contrastive reference to Saint Nicholas. Alternatively, it may be derived from nicker, or some other derivative of Old English nicor (“water demon”).
- nicor(Old English)→
- Old Nick (English)
- Relations: inh
Related words
Descendant words
- Freund Hein(German) (cog)
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