Meaning: Form of Nicholas: victory of the people
The story
Nikolai is one Latin-alphabet rendering of Russian Nikolay. It belongs to the Greek Nicholas family, combining victory with the people.
Nicknames
- Niko
- Kolya
- Nick
Spellings & variants
- Nikola
- Mykola
- Nicholas
- Mikołaj
Popularity
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In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Origins
Nikolai comes from Russian.
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