Nikolay

Nicholas (Greek Νικόλαος ) is a male first name of Greek origin.

Origin and Meaning

Nikolai is a variant of the Greek name Nikolaos. Translated this means as much as " victory of the people " or "victor of the people" ( nike: the victory ( goddess ); laos: the people). He became known by the name of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in the 4th century.

Name Days

  • December 6: St. Nicholas of Myra ( St. Nicholas: Protestant, Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Armenian, Coptic )
  • January 1 ( Julian ) / January 14 ( neukalendarisch ): Nikolai Bezhanitsky ( Orthodox)

Variants

Common short forms:

  • Kolya
  • Niko
  • Nico
  • Niki ( in Bulgaria)

In Germany, Nick is often used as shorthand.

The corresponding female first name is Nikolina ( Bulg Николина ).

Well-known bearers of the name

Name

  • Nikolai of Japan (1836-1912), Russian monk, Archbishop of Tokyo
  • Nikolai Alexandrovich Kolomenkin - Panin (1872-1956), Russian figure skaters
  • Nikolai Bukharin (1888-1938), Russian politician
  • Nikolai Bulganin (1895-1975), Soviet statesman
  • Nikolay Davydenko (* 1981), Russian tennis player
  • Nikolai Durakow (* 1934), Russian Bandyspieler
  • Nikolai Georgijewitsch Puchkov (1930-2005), Russian hockey player
  • Nikolai Konstantinovich Baibakov (1911-2008), Soviet politician
  • Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852), Russian writer
  • Nikolai Khabibulin ( b. 1973 ), Russian hockey player
  • Nikolai Kinski (born 1976 ), actor, son of Klaus Kinski
  • Nikolai Kondratiev (1892-1938), Russian economist
  • Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792-1856), Russian mathematician
  • Nikolai Malko (1883-1961), Ukrainian conductor
  • Nikolai ( Metropolitan ) ( 1892-1961 ), Russian Orthodox cleric
  • Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950), Russian composer
  • Nikolai Nebogatow (1849-1922), Russian Admiral
  • Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov (1810-1881), a Russian surgeon
  • Nikolai Rimsky -Korsakov (1844-1908), Russian composer
  • Nikolai Alexandrovich Tokarev (* 1983), Russian pianist
  • Nikolai Valuev ( b. 1973 ), Russian boxer in the heavyweight division
  • Nikolai William Alexander Frederik (* 1999), Prince of Denmark

Surnames

  • Jarmo Nikolai ( born 1984 ), Estonian biathlete
Nike (name) Nicholas of Japan Nikolai Puchkov Nikolay Pirogov
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