Santa Claus is known throughout the European countries as Saint Nicholas including Germany. in Germany they have a term "Weihnachtsmann" or in English Christmas man.
saint nikolaus (yes that is how they spell it)
Santa is "Santa Claus" (from Saint Nicholas, as Nicolaus).
They are the same person, "Santa" is a nickname (no pun intended). It comes from the German "Santa Claus" where Claus is a nickname for Nicholas.
Santa Claus is Santa Claus everywhere.In German he is know as Sankt Nicholas.The only difference is he hands out presents on St. Nicholas's day, which is 6th December.
Der Weihnachtsmann
3. The Santa Claus, The Santa Claus 2, and The Santa Claus 3: The Escape Claus
Karen was santa Claus wife in santa Claus
"Santa" in Polish is "święty", and "Santa Claus" is "Święty Mikołaj".
St. Nikolas, the German equivalent of Santa Claus
In Scottish, Santa Claus is often referred to as "Father Christmas" or "Santa Claus" as well.
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His name used to be Saint Nicholas