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Lycia ( Lycian :  " Trm  mis " ) was a geopolitical ___MASK17___ in Anatolia in what are now the provinces of Antalya and Mula on the southern ___MASK82___ of ___MASK92___ , and Burdur Province inland . Known to history since the records of ancient Egypt and the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze ___MASK61___ , it was populated by speakers of the Luwian language group . Written records began to be inscribed in stone in the Lycian language ( a later form of Luwian ) after Lycia ' s involuntary incorporation into the Achaemenid Empire in the Iron ___MASK61___ . At that time ( 546 BC ) the Luwian speakers were decimated , and Lycia received an influx of Persian speakers . A ___MASK83___ or " full name " refers to the set of names by which an individual is known and that can be recited as a word - group , with the understanding that , taken together , they all relate to that one individual . In many cultures , the term is synonymous with the " birth " and " legal names " of the individual , seen below . In many cultures , individuals possess a variety of names , in others they are known by a ___MASK90___ name ; when a plurality of names occur , some are specific to the individual , distinguishing them from related individuals ( e . g ., John Adams and John Quincy Adams ), while other names indicate the person ' s relationship to or membership in a family , clan , or other social structure ( as for Charles Philip Arthur George and one of his namesakes ), or even to unrelated others ( e . g ., as for Leonardo DiCaprio and his namesake ). A ___MASK25___ ( also known as a personal ___MASK89___ , Christian ___MASK89___ , first ___MASK89___ , or forename ) is a part of a person ' s full nomenclature . It identifies a specific person , and differentiates that person from other members of a group , such as a family or clan , with whom that person shares a common surname . The term " ___MASK25___ " refers to the fact that the ___MASK89___ usually is " bestowed " upon a person , normally " given " to a child by its parents at or near the ___MASK52___ of birth . This contrasts with a surname ( also known as a family ___MASK89___ , last ___MASK89___ , or gentile ___MASK89___ ), which is normally inherited , and shared with other members of the child ' s immediate family . ___MASK72___ Nicholas ; ( 15 March 270  6 ___MASK69___ 343 ), also called Nikolaos of Myra , was a historic 4th - century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra , in Asia Minor ( modern - day Demre , Turkey ). Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession , he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker . His reputation evolved among the faithful , as was common for early Christian saints , and his legendary habit of secret gift - giving gave rise to the traditional model of Santa Claus through Sinterklaas . Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher , ___MASK70___ , Christina , Christine , and Christos . Unlike these names , however , it does not indicate the person ' s ___MASK30___ although it is much more common for males to have this name than it is for females . Chris is also used as a name in its own right , although it is not as common . Myra ([ plural ]) was an ancient Greek ___MASK51___ in Lycia where the small ___MASK51___ of Kale (" Demre ") is situated today , in present - ___MASK10___ Antalya Province of Turkey . It was located on the ___MASK18___ Myros (" Demre Çay "), in the fertile alluvial plain between Alaca Da , the Massikytos range and the Aegean Sea . Santa Claus , also known as ___MASK72___ Nicholas , ___MASK72___ Nick , Kris Kringle , Father Christmas , or simply Santa ( Santy in Hiberno - English ), is a ___MASK38___ of Western ___MASK70___ culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well - behaved (" good " or " nice ") children on Christmas Eve ( 24 ___MASK69___ ) and the early morning hours of Christmas Day ( 25 ___MASK69___ ). The modern Santa Claus grew out of traditions surrounding the historical ___MASK72___ Nicholas , a fourth - century Greek bishop and gift - giver of Myra , the British figure of Father Christmas , the Dutch figure of " Sinterklaas " ( himself based on ___MASK72___ Nicholas ), the German figure of the Christkind ( a fabulized Christ Child ), and the holidays of Twelfth Night and Epiphany and their associated figures of the Three Kings ( based on the gift - giving Magi of the Nativity ) and Befana . Some maintain Santa Claus also absorbed elements of the Germanic god Wodan , who was associated with the pagan midwinter event of Yule and led the Wild Hunt , a ghostly procession through the sky . Nicholas or Nikolas or Nicolas or Nickolas is a ___MASK54___ , derived from the Greek name  (" Nikolaos "), a compound of  " nik " ' victory ' and  ; " laos " ' people ', that is , victor of the people . The name became popular through Saint Nicholas , Bishop of Myra in Lycia , the inspiration for Santa Claus . The name Nikolaos (  ) pre - existed the Bishop of Myra who became Saint Nicholas , by several centuries . The Athenian historian Thucydides mentions that in the second year of the Peloponnesian war ( 431 to 404 BC ) between Sparta and Athens , the Spartans sent a delegation to the Persian king to ask for his help to fight the Athenians . He mentions the names of the Spartan delegates , Nikolaos was a delegate . The customary English version of spelling " Nicholas ", using an " h ", first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the Reformation , though " Nicolas " is occasionally used . In the United States , Nicholas  and its variations  was the 17th most popular male name given to babies in 2006 . Roughly 0 . 7151 % of the baby boys born that year , or 15 , 414 , were given that name . It is decreasing in popularity , from a high in 1997 , when 27 , 248 males in the United States were given the name Nicholas . That year was the most popular year for Nicholas since 1880 , when U . S . records were kept for given names . A ___MASK89___ is a ___MASK67___ used for identification . Names can identify a class or ___MASK46___ of things , or a ___MASK90___ thing , either uniquely , or within a given context . A personal ___MASK89___ identifies , not necessarily uniquely , a " specific " individual human . The ___MASK89___ of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper ___MASK89___ ( although that ___MASK67___ has a philosophical meaning also ) and is , when consisting of only one word , a proper noun . Other nouns are sometimes called " common names " or ( obsolete ) " general names ". A ___MASK89___ can be given to a person , place , or thing ; for example , parents can give their child a ___MASK89___ or a scientist can give an element a ___MASK89___ . A ___MASK70___ ( or ) is a person who follows or adheres to ___MASK35___ , an Abrahamic , ___MASK57___ based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ . " ___MASK70___ " derives from the Koine Greek word " Christós " (  ), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term " mashiach ". Nikos (  ) is a Greek common ___MASK25___ . It originates from Greek Nikolaos , which means `` victor of people '' . Although used as a proper first name , Nikos is also a popular nickname of the original Nikolaos ( Greek ) or Nicholas ( English ) . Nikolaos is a common Greek first ___MASK89___ which means " Victor of ___MASK73___ ", a compound of  " nik " ' victory ' and  " laos " ' ___MASK73___ '. The connotation is " ___MASK73___ ' s champion " or " conqueror of ___MASK73___ ". The English form is Nicholas . A ___MASK8___ or ___MASK9___ name is a name added to a ___MASK25___ . In many cases , a ___MASK8___ is a ___MASK9___ name and many dictionaries define " ___MASK8___ " as a synonym of " ___MASK9___ name ". In the Western Hemisphere , it is commonly synonymous with last name because it is usually placed at the end of a person ' s ___MASK25___ there .