- Patron Saint of Pawnbrokers
- Nicholas of Myra
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Patron Saint of Pawnbrokers
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Patron Saint of Brewers and Pawnbrokers — Nicholas of Myra the prototype of Santa Claus … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
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Nicholas, Saint — or Santa Claus flourished 4th century, Myra, Lycia, Asia Minor; feast day December 6 Minor saint associated with Christmas. Probably bishop of Myra, he is reputed to have provided dowries for three poor girls to save them from prostitution and to … Universalium
Pawnbroker — A pawnbroker is an individual or business entity that offers monetary loans in exchange for an item of value to the given pawn broker. The word pawn is derived from the Latin pignus , for pledge, and the items having been pawned to the broker are … Wikipedia
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Christmas gift-bringer — See also: Christmas worldwide on that page, and A number of Midwinter or Christmas traditions in European folklore involve gift bringers. Mostly involving the figure of a bearded old man, the traditions have mutually influenced one another, and… … Wikipedia
Nicholas — m English and French: from the post classical Greek personal name Nikolaos, composed of the elements nikē victory + laos people. The spelling with ch first occurred as early as the 12th century, and became firmly established at the time of the… … First names dictionary
Colenutt — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and derives as a diminutive of Coll , itself being an aphetic pet form of the male given name Nicholas , from the Greek Nikolaos , composed of the elements nikan , to conquer, with… … Surnames reference
Collinette — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and derives as a diminutive of Coll , itself being an aphetic pet form of the male given name Nicholas , from the Greek Nikolaos , composed of the elements nikan , to conquer, with… … Surnames reference
Colnet — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and derives as a diminutive of Coll , itself being an aphetic pet form of the male given name Nicholas , from the Greek Nikolaos , composed of the elements nikan , to conquer, with… … Surnames reference
