It comes from an Irish clan name, but it is also one of several English surnames derived from the personal name Nicolas.

它来自一个爱尔兰家族的名字，但它也是从个人的名字尼古拉派生几个英文姓氏之一。

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However, in South Africa, Mr Mandela was often called by his clan name - Madiba - which South Africans used out of respect.

但在南非，曼德拉先生常被按他的家族姓氏称呼——曼德拉，南非人这么称呼他是出于敬意。

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Because the clan name of my family is rare, we recognized another family with the same surname to be combined branches of the same clan.

因为我家的姓氏比较少见，所以就和一个同姓的家族联宗了。

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Madiba is Mandela's clan name and is widely used to refer to him.

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