Nikolai
Nikolai (Greek Νικόλαος) is a male given name of Greek origin.
Origin and meaning
Nikolai is a variant of the ancient Greek name Nikolaos , the common German form of which is Nikolaus . Translated, the name means "victory of the people" or "victor of the people" ( nike : the victory (goddess); laos: the people ). He became known through the name of St. Nicholas , who was Bishop of Myra in the 4th century .
Name days
- December 6 : Nikolaus von Myra (St. Nicholas Day: Protestant, Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Armenian, Coptic)
- December 19 ( Julian ) / January 2 ( New Julian ): Nikolai Bezhanitsky (Orthodox)
variants
Common short forms:
Nick is often used as a short form in Germany .
The corresponding female first name is Nikolina (Bulgarian Николина ).
Well-known namesake
First name
- Nikolai (Metropolitan) (1892–1961), Russian Orthodox clergyman
- Nikolai Astrup (1880–1928), Norwegian painter
- Nikolai Astrup (* 1978), Norwegian politician
- Nikolai Baibakov (1911–2008), Soviet politician
- Nikolai Baskow (* 1976), Russian pop singer and actor
- Nikolai Bukharin (1888–1938), Russian politician
- Nikolai Bulganin (1895–1975), Soviet statesman
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (* 1970), Danish actor
- Nikolai Dawydenko (* 1981), Russian tennis player
- Nikolai Durakow (* 1934), Russian bandy player
- Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852), Russian writer
- Nikolai Khabibulin (* 1973), Russian ice hockey player
- Nikolai Kinski (* 1976), actor, son of Klaus Kinski
- Nikolai Kondratjew (1892–1938), Russian economist
- Nikolai von Krüdener (1811-1891), Russian officer of German-Baltic descent
- Nikolai Leskov (1831–1895), Russian writer
- Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792-1856), Russian mathematician
- Nikolai Malko (1883–1961), Ukrainian conductor
- Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881–1950), Russian composer
- Nikolai Nebogatow (1849–1922), Russian admiral
- Nikolai Ostrowski (1904–1936), Ukrainian revolutionary and Soviet writer
- Nikolai Panin (1872–1956), Russian figure skater
- Nikolai Pirogow (1810–1881), Russian surgeon
- Nikolai Putschkow (1930-2005), Russian ice hockey player
- Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow (1844–1908), Russian composer
- Nikolai Rastorgujew (* 1957), Russian singer
- Nikolai Tokarew (* 1983), Russian pianist
- Nikolai of Japan (1836–1912), Russian monk, Archbishop of Tokyo
- Nikolai Valujew (* 1973), Russian heavyweight boxer
- Nikolai Wawilow (1887–1943), Russian botanist and geneticist
- Nikolai zu Denmark (* 1999), Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, eldest grandson of Queen Margrethe II
- Nikolai Muchin (* 1955), Soviet and Russian painter and sculptor
family name
- Elena Nikolai (1905-1993), Bulgarian singer
- Friedrich Nikolai , maiden name of Priit Nigula (1899–1962), Estonian conductor and pianist
- Fritz Nikolai ( Friedrich Nikolai ; * 1925), Austrian football player
- Hans Sebastian Nikolai († 1801), German blacksmith and soldier
- Jarmo Nikolai (* 1984), Estonian biathlete