Nikolai name meaning

What does Nikolai mean?

Substantially used in Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Icelandic and Greenlandic eminent, Nikolai is rooted from Old Greek, meaning of Nikolai is "Victory of the People" is used for baby boys. Nikolai is equivalent of Nikolaj in Estonian and Russian languages.

Also Nikolai is Estonian and Russian equivalent of Nichol. Also Nikolai is Nordic equivalent of Nicolai.

How do I pronounce Nikolai?

The most common pronunciation of three syllabled Nikolai is n(i)-ko-lai.

Variants of Nikolai

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

How popular is the name Nikolai?

a popular name in United States with over 7391 new-borns have been given the name since 1960. At the peak of its usage in 2015, it ranked 475th when 637 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

Moreover, the first name has been to the top 500 baby names 3 times Nikolai is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 2000 names.

Recently in 2016, it ranked 1022nd when 28 boys were named Nikolai. Over 341 people have been named Nikolai in England and Wales.

Nikolai is an uncommon baby name in France where it has been in use since 1985 and peaked in 2006 when it ranked 1799th.

In Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 but could not make beyond the top 500. There are over 135 babies that have been given the name Nikolai in Switzerland.

Nikolai is a rare baby name in Belgium where it is still in use. But Nikolai is a popular baby name in Uzbekistan where every 1 in 1000 have the name as well as in, Germany and Russia.

At least, 60000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our estimate.

Facts

Nikolai in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	133	164	0	5
	15908	3341	17	0

Numerological aspects of Nikolai

You are always in the center of attention and the one who stands for what's right. You enjoy challenges because they force you to extend your limits and give more than you thought you can. You can turn from angel to devil in no time. Sometimes you fear the stupidest things while other times you act fearless and surprise others, even yourself. Since you trapped yourself inside rules, restrictions, religion, you've imprisoned your soul in one state.

Looking for a name like Nikolai? Please go through the following names

•  Katya - Uncustomary Katya is used especially in Danish and Finnish aimed at baby girls, Katya means "The Pure" is originated from Old Greek
•  Allie means Noble or Shining, Comely or Feminine of Alexander is originated from Germanic and Old English and is bestowed upon both genders is primarily used in English and Danish
•  Cleoney - Girl name Cleoney means "Fathers Glory and Glory" is of Old Greek origin. Cleoney is derived from Cleopatra.
•  Xanthus - Creative and adventurous and Modernistic Old Greek Xanthus is a boy name, meaning of Xanthus is "Fair and Yellow". Xanthus is resultant of Xanthos.
•  Rhia - Rhia's meaning is Good Heart is originated from Old Greek and Spanish used primarily in Bengali is bestowed upon girls

•  Teofil
•  Dioni
•  Theoda
•  Amairany
•  Perris

•  Andrine
•  Ellah
•  Cailen
•  Zino
•  Darianna

Famous people named Nikolai

• Nikolai Trubetzkoy, Russian linguist and historian whose teachings formed a nucleus of the Prague School of structural linguistics
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer
• Nikolai Kardashev, Russian astrophysicist
• Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov, Russian liberal politician and the last Governor-General of Finland
• Nikolai Tanayev, served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
• Nikolai Petrovsky, Russian consul-general in Kashgar
• Nikolai Chernykh, Russian-born Soviet astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
• Nikolai Khokhlov, KGB officer
• Nikolai Golitsyn, last prime minister of Imperial Russia
• Nikolai P. Barabashov, Soviet astronomer
• Nikolai Rubinstein, Russian pianist, conductor and composer
• Nikolai Zuyev, male badminton player from Russia
• Nikolai Medtner, Russian composer and pianist
• Nikolai Myaskovsky, Russian and Soviet composer
• Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov, Russian revolutionary
• Nikolai Leonov, senior KGB officer and Latin America expert
• Nikolai Rezanov, Russian nobleman and statesman
• Nikolai Patrushev, Russian politician and security and intelligence officer
• Nikolai Rynin, Russian civil engineer, teacher, aerospace researcher
• Nikolai Demidenko, Russian-born classical pianist
• Nikolai Starostin, Russian footballer and ice hockey player
• Nikolai Alekhin, Soviet Union rocket designer
• Nikolai Shakura, Russian astrophysicist
• Nikolai Nikitich Demidov, Russian industrialist
• Nikolai Kudryavtsev, Soviet Russian petroleum geologist
• Nikolai Pokotylo, singer
• Nikolai Pylchykov, Russian physicist, inventor, and geologist
• Nikolai Aseev, Russian poet
• Nikolai Hristozov, Bulgarian writer and poet
• Nikolai Minsky,
• Nikolai Zhilyayev, Russian musicologist
• Nikolai Suetin, Russian Suprematist artist
• Nikolai Sokoloff, Russian-American conductor and violinist
• Nikolai Shpanov, Russian political writer,
• Nikolai Roslavets, significant Russian modernist composer of Russian origin
• Nikolai Markovnikov, Russian architect and archaeologist
• Nikolai Golovanov, Soviet conductor and composer
• Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian political and also Christian religious philosopher
• Nikolai Vavilov, scientist
• Nikolai Budarin, retired Russian cosmonaut
• Nikolai Luzin, Soviet/Russian mathematician known for his work
• Nikolai Severtzov, Russian explorer and naturalist
• Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician and geometer
• Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician of Jewish-Austrian origin
• Nikolai Korotkov, Russian surgeon
• Nikolai Koltsov, Russian biologist and a pioneer of modern genetics
• Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov, Russian Orthodox Christian philosopher
• Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev, Soviet astronomer/astrophysicist
• Nikolai Bugaev, prominent Russian mathematician
• Nikolai Chebotaryov, noted Russian and Soviet mathematician
• Nikolai Bukharin, Bolshevik revolutionary
• Nikolai Gogol, Russian dramatist of Ukrainian origin
• Nikolai Kibalchich, Russian revolutionary of Ukrainian origin
• Nikolai Yezhov, Soviet secret police official under Joseph Stalin
• Nikolai Volkoff, Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler
• Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender
• Nikolai Podgorny, Soviet Ukrainian statesman during the Cold War
• Nikolai Tikhonov, Soviet Russian-Ukrainian statesman during the Cold War
• Nikolai Ryzhkov, former Soviet official
• Nikolai Kondratiev, Russian economist,
• Nikolai Vatutin, Soviet military commander during World War II
• Nikolai Yudenich, commander of the Russian Imperial Army during World War I
• Nikolai Tolstoy, officeholder

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