What does Nikolai mean?

Nikolai means "victor of the people"

How do we pronounce Nikolai?

Nikolai \ni-ko-lai, nik-ol-ai\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Nikolai is pronounced in Russian as NiyKaaLAY 1.

1 Pronunciation for Nikolai: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)"

What is the origin of Nikolai?

Nikolai has its origins in the Old Greek language. It is used largely in Estonian and Russian. In addition, Nikolai is a spelling variant (Estonian and Russian) of meaning of Nikolaj (Russian) and a variation (Estonian and Russian) of Nicholas name (English and French). Variations of Nikolai comprise name Niccolai, what does the name Nicolai mean, name Nikkolai meaning, Nikolais meaning of name, Nikolajs name variations, Nikolay definition, Nikolia meaning of name, and nicknames for Nikula. The familiar forms Kolja pronounciation (Russian), Kolya meaning and origin (Russian), and what does the name Nil mean (Russian) are other variants of the name. Nikolai is somewhat popular as a baby boy name. The name's popularity has been growing since the 2000s; before that, it was of only very modest use. Its usage peaked recently in 2010 with 0.015% of baby boys being named Nikolai. It was #733 in rank then. In 2010, among the family of boy names directly related to Nikolai, Nicholas definition was the most regularly used. It was 31 times more widely used than Nikolai in that year.

The following famous people share the name Nikolai:

  • Novelist Nikolai Gogol, born 31 March 1809 - 4 March 1852, Sorochyntsi, Russian Empire
  • Russian Czar Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov (Czar Nicholas II), born 6 May 1868 - 16 July 1918.

List of baby names Nikolai:

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The baby name Nikolai fun facts:

The name Nikolai in reverse order is "Ialokin".

The numerological value of the name Nikolai is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Nikolai?

Nikolai is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.03%
20130.02%
20120.02%
20110.02%
20100.02%
20090.02%
20080.01%
20070.01%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames