No, he took the name of Pope Adrian IV.
Nicholas Breakspear- Pope Adrian IV
The first and only British pope was Pope Adrian IV.The only English pope was born Nicholas Breakspear, c.1100, near St. Alban's and took the name of Pope Adrian IV (the 4th)
Nick Breakspear's birth name is Nickolas Breakspear Jones.
Nicholas Breakspear, the only pope from England, chose to reign under the name Pope Adrian IV. He was pope from December 4, 1154, until September 1, 1159.
One. Nicholas Breakspeare became Pope Adrian IV from 1154 to 1159. He was from Hertfordshire in England.
Nicholas is a male given name of Greek origin that means "victory of the people" or "people's victory." It is a common name in English-speaking countries.
i would assume that its Nicholas
There has never been a Welsh pope but there has been one pope from England - Nicholas Breakspear who took the name of Pope Adrian IV. The mother of Linus the first pope after St. Peter was Welsh, that makes him half Welsh.
Nicholas. Claus is a German nickname for Nicholas. They called him Santa Claus while in English he was properly called Saint Nicholas. The Americans adopted the German nickname for him. The English called him "Father Christmas".
The English surname Collin is a variant spelling of Coll which is a nickname for Nicholas. The name Nicholas is from the Greek Nikolaos meaning 'to conquer people'.
The English surname Collin is a variant spelling of Coll which is a nickname for Nicholas. The name Nicholas is from the Greek Nikolaos meaning 'to conquer people'.
The newly elected pope can choose to use his birth name or he may choose to use a regnal name.