saint nick delivered presents to these kids and didn't put his name on it, so they thought they should call him Santa Claus.
Santa is a contraction of Santa Claus. Santa Claus is a corruption of Saint Nicholas.
Santa Claus means Saint Nicholas, which is his true name. Of course he was simply Nicholas until he was made a saint for his work.
The original name of Santa Claus is "Saint Nicholas".St.Nicholas
Santa Claus
the name Santa Claus is thought to be a variation of Saint Nicholas.
Saint Nicholas
Santa is "Santa Claus" (from Saint Nicholas, as Nicolaus).
No. "Satan" backward is "Natas". Santa means "saint". Santa Claus means Saint Nicholas.
Saint Nicholas. In French, that name is Saint Niclaus which pronounced santnikloss. If you say that fast, it becomes "Santa Claus."
Claus is a diminutive of the name Nicholas , so it means Saint Nich.
It could be Santa Claus, Father Christmas and Saint Nicholas
You get it when you say "Saint Nicholas" really fast.