Nikolay name meaning

What does Nikolay mean?

Infrequent boy name Nikolay is rooted from Old Greek is dominantly used in Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian. Nikolay is variant form of acclaimed Nichol. Nichol is a form of NicolasNicola. Of Old Greek and Greek origin, Infrequent Nichol is dominantly used in English, Nichol means "Feminine of Nicholas People's Victory, People's Victory and Victory and People".

Also. Nikolay is form of predominant Nikolai. Nikolai is equivalent of Nikolaj in Russian and Estonian languages. Also Nikolai is Russian and Estonian cognate of Nichol. Nikolai is also Nordic form of Nicolai.

How do I pronounce Nikolay?

The three syllabled name Nikolay is pronounced, n(i)-ko-lay.

Variants of Nikolay

Nichol, Nikolai, Colar, Niklas, Nikolaj, Nicolai, Kolya, Nichlaes, Nicholas, Lae, Nicolaus

How popular is the name Nikolay?

Nikolay is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1992 and was able to reach the top 4000 names. In 2010, it ranked 3373rd when 32 boys were named Nikolay.

Over 394 babies in United States have been named Nikolay. The first name is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it is still in use. Nikolay is a rare baby name in Belgium where it is still in use.

However things change on global perspective, Nikolay is extremely popular in Ukraine where every 1 in 30 have the name as well as in Russia. Also the baby name is popular in Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.

According to our estimate, at least 3220000 people have been bestowed Nikolay around the globe.

Facts

Nikolay in Nordic countries

Countries	Men
	First Name	Secondary Name
	587	0

What numbers say about Nikolay?

You are an active person but lack motivation and persistence to finish goals. You have a curious mind and wish to explore the world. You want to do everything as planned in life. You are intelligent and independent. You love your mistakes and admire your openness but would appreciate if people were as open as you are. People try to copy you all the time but it doesn't make you happy. You lack passion and wilderness.

Do you like Nikolay? You would love these names

•  Irini - Infrequent girl name Irini means "Peace or The Peaceful" that originated from Old Greek is predominantly used in Greek
•  Dennie - Of Old Greek origin, Cherished and Conifer Dennie means "Follower of Dionysius or Greek God of Wine" and is used commonly in Swedish, English and Danish is used for both boys and girls
•  Maguelonne - Greek name Maguelonne means "Pearl"
•  Damienne - Damienne's meaning is Fertility is rooted from Greek and Old Greek is given to girls
•  Irenaeus means Peace has its origin in Greek

•  Demeteria
•  Sevva
•  Jolana
•  Nikodem
•  Dorotéia

•  Dunja
•  Metrodora
•  Peer
•  Aggelos
•  Jerrae

Famous people named Nikolay

• Nikolay Beketov, – St
• Nikolay Sidorov, former Soviet track and field athlete where he won the soviet 100 metre championships on 2 occasions
• Nikolay Girs,
• Nikolay Rumyantsev, born in Saint Petersburg
• Nikolay Mezentsov, Russian statesman, adjutant general
• Nikolay Novosiltsev, Russian statesman and a close aide to Alexander I of Russia
• Nikolay Dubinin, Soviet and Russian biologist and academician
• Nikolay Danilevsky, Russian Empire naturalist, economist, ethnologist
• Nikolay Kasatkin, Russian painter; considered to be one of the founders of Social Realism
• Nikolay Dubovskoy, Russian landscape painter
• Nikolay Novikov, Russian writer and philanthropist most representative of his country's Enlightenment
• Nikolay Koksharov, Russian mineralogist, crystallographer
• Nikolay Gumilyov, influential Russian poet, literary critic
• Nikolay Okhlopkov, Soviet actor and theatre director
• Nikolay Turgenev, early Russian economist and political theoretician
• Nikolay Akimov, experimental theatre director and scenic designer noted for his work with the Leningrad Comedy Theatre
• Nikolay Dudov, governor of Magadan Oblast of Russia
• Nikolay Kiselyov, governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia
• Nikolay Shaklein, Russian politician
• Nikolay Moiseyev, Soviet astronomer and expert
• Nikolay Vinogradov, governor of Vladimir Oblast
• Nikolay Svyatopolk-Mirsky, Russian cavalry general and politician
• Nikolay Bogachyov, Russian entrepreneur and politician
• Nikolay Gredeskul, Russian liberal politician
• Nikolay Muralov, Bolshevik revolutionary leader in Russia
• Nikolay Sevastyanov, ) graduated
• Nikolay Urvantsev, Soviet geologist and explorer
• Nikolay Shcherbina, Russian poet of the 19th century
• Nikolay Sokolov, Russian composer of classical music and a member of the circle that grew around the publisher Mitrofan Belyayev
• Nikolay Raevsky, Russian general and statesman
• Nikolay Annenkov, longest-lived People's Artist of the USSR before Igor Moiseyev and Vladimir Zeldin
• Nikolay Milyutin, Russian statesman remembered as the chief architect of the great liberal reforms undertaken during Alexander II's reign
• Nikolay Mordvinov, was one of the most reputable Russian political thinkers of Alexander I's reign
• Nikolay Suleimanov, nicknamed "Khoza" and "Ruslan"
• Nikolay Sergeyevich Krylov, Russian theoretical physicist
• Nikolay Matyukhin, Russian race walker
• Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Soviet cosmonaut
• Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, Russian mathematician
• Nikolay Semyonov, Russian/Soviet physicist and chemist
• Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky, Russian scientist, mathematician and engineer
• Nikolay Zelinsky, Russian and Soviet chemist
• Nikolay Basov, Soviet physicist and educator
• Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky, Soviet biologist
• Nikolay Bogolyubov, Soviet mathematician and theoretical physicist
• Nikolay Sklifosovsky, Russian surgeon and physiologist of Moldavian origin
• Nikolay Pirogov, prominent Russian scientist, medical doctor
• Nikolay Mitrofanovich Krylov, Russian and Soviet mathematician
• Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist and mathematician
• Nikolay Burdenko, Russian and Soviet surgeon
• Nikolay Demyanov, Russian organic chemist and a member of the USSR Academy of Sciences
• Nikolay Kuznetsov, Soviet naval officer
• Nikolay Bobrikov, Russian general and politician
• Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet, writer, critic and publisher
• Nikolay Kamov, Soviet aerospace engineer, a pioneer
• Nikolay Karamzin, Russian writer, poet, historian and critic
• Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer He contributed significantly to European knowledge of Central Asian geography
• Nikolay Krestinsky, Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician
• Nikolay Shvernik, Soviet politician and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
• Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev, Russian statesman and diplomat
• Nikolay Vasilyevich Ustryalov, leading pioneer of Russian National Bolshevism
• Nikolay Zherdev, Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey right winger
• Nikolay Krylov, Russian Marshal of the Soviet Union
• Nikolay Gulyayev, former speed skater
• Nikolay Baranov, Russian revolutionary

Lists having Nikolay

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• Baby Names that mean People
• Baby Names that mean Victory

Sources

1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
3. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
4. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls