Nicholas was the name given him by his parents.
Saint Nicholas' staff is commonly known as a crozier or pastoral staff.
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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".
Nicholas was the name given to him by his parents when he was born. The title 'Saint' was awarded to him after he died by the early Christians who were impressed with his saintly life and generosity.
There have been many Saints with the name "Nicholas" but none of them were kings. The St. Nicholas that is called "Santa Claus" was a bishop.
At the time of Saint Nicholas of Myra people did not have last names. If he had addtional names we are not aware of them.
Saint Nicholas
St. Nicholas is called St. Nicholas. Santa Claus is called Santa Claus.
Saint Nicholas's other (or more likely, real) name is Santa Claus.
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Saint Nicholas
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