Nicolai name meaning

Gender: Boy
Origin: Old Greek
Usage: Russian, Scandinavian, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: n(i)-co-lai
Meaning: Victory of the People
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What does Nicolai mean?

Famed Nicolai came from Old Greek is used substantially in Greenlandic, Swedish, Russian, Finnish, Danish, Scandinavian and Norwegian, meaning of Nicolai is "Victory of the People" is given to baby boys. Nicolai is variation of cherished Nikolai.

Nikolai is Estonian and Russian cognate of Nikolaj. Also Nikolai is Estonian and Russian equivalent of Nichol. Nikolai is also Nordic equivalent of Nicolai. Famed Nikolai is originated from Old Greek, Nikolai means "Victory of the People".

Nicolai is variation of Nicolaus. Nicolaus is variant of famous, pious and unfading Nicholas. Nicolaus is Latin equivalent of Nikolaos. Widespread Nicolaus is originated from Old Greek, Nicolaus means "Victory of the People".

How do I pronounce Nicolai?

n(i)-co-lai is the most common way to pronounce three syllabled Nicolai.

Variants of Nicolai

Lae, Nikolai, Nicolaus, Nikolaj, Nichol, Kolya, Nicholas, Nikolaos, Colar, Niklas, Collin, Kolja, Nicolas

Names that rhyme with Nicolai

How popular is the name Nicolai?

Nicolai was a popular name in Denmark. Over 9438 babies have been named Nicolai since 1986. At its zenith in 1991, the moniker grabbed the 3rd spot and 1150 baby boys were given the name.

After 10 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. Moreover, the name has been to the top 5 baby names 4 times Nicolai is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1962 and was able to reach the top 2000 names.

In 2015, it ranked 1863rd when 78 boy were named Nicolai. Over 1482 people have been named Nicolai in United States.

Nicolai is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it has been in use since 1996 and achieved its top ranking of 2357 in 1996.

Also, it is among the top 3000 boy names in France. Also, it is among the top 600 boy names in Switzerland. Over 136 people have been named Nicolai in Switzerland.

But Nicolai is a popular baby name in Moldova where every 1 in 200 have the name. As per our findings, over 40000 people has been named Nicolai globally.

YearRankBirths
2018219862
2017269545
2016211665
2015186378
2014206068
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Nicolai in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands283707515
Finland19458150
Sweden2953355-1
Norway231928265-1
Denmark9651010

What numbers say about Nicolai?

Endurance is one of your best character traits. You are prone to nervous breakdowns but recover fast. You want to be surrounded by inspiring people who know what they want and work constantly to become the people they want to be someday. What makes you happy is seeing a person trying to expose their true personality instead of pretending to be something they're not. You are a perfectionist when it comes to relationships too.

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  •  Alcibiade is originated from Greek, Alcibiade means "Greek General In the 5Th Century Bc J"
  •  Loisa is used notably in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian, Loisa means "Pleasing, Famous or Struggle" has its roots in Old Greek, English and Germanic is used as a girl name
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Famous people named Nicolai

  • Nicolai Gedda, Swedish operatic tenor
  • Nicolai Ouroussoff, architecture critic for 'The New York Times'
  • Nicolai Eigtved, leading proponent of the French rococo style
  • Nicolai Ivanovich Andrusov, Ukrainian geologist, stratigrapher
  • Nicolai Kielstrup, Danish singer
  • Nicolai A. Vasiliev, Russian logician, philosopher, psychologist, poet
  • Nicolai Lomov, Russian classical pianist
  • Nicolai Kiær, Norwegian gymnast
  • Nicolai Berezowsky, Russian-born American violinist and composer
  • Nicolai Belokosov, Moldovan judoka
  • Nicolai Hartmann, Baltic German philosopher
  • Nicolai Reshetikhin, mathematical physicist
  • Nicolai Abildgaard, Danish neoclassical and royal history painter, sculptor, architect, and professor of painting
  • Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bulgarian opera singer and one of the most famous basses of the postwar period
  • Nicolai Poliakoff,
  • Nicolai Misje, Norwegian footballer who plays for Åsane
  • Nicolai Stokholm, Danish former professional association footballer
  • Nicolai Johan Lohmann Krog, was First Minister of Norway
  • Nicolai Esmit, was governor of St
  • Nicolai Dunger, singer and acoustic songwriter
  • Nicolai Fechin, Russian-American painter
  • Nicolai Frahm, London-based Danish art advisor, exhibition producer
  • Nicolai Høgh, Danish footballer
  • Nicolai Brüel in The Machine as Cinematographer
  • Nicolai Dorian in Let Me In as Actor
  • Nicolai Guistra in Swan Song as Actor
  • Nicolai Cleve Broch in Max Manus as Actor
  • Nicolai Albrecht is famous for his acting in movie My Heart Is Mine Alone
  • Nicolai Johannsen played significant role of Lt. Boris in 1916 romance film Prinsessens Hjerte.
  • In 1930 flick, Es kommt alle Tage vor..., Nicolai von Roessel played N.

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