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Baby Name Nikolai |
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| Meaning of Nikolai - What does the name Nikolai means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| nee-ko-li |  |
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Boy Name |
| Origin: |
Russian |
| Name Meaning: |
Russian cognate of the Greek Nikolaos, a compounding of the elements nike (victory) and laos (the people): hence, "victory of the people." The name was borne by St. Nikolaos, a 4th-century bishop of Myra who is regarded as the patron saint of Greece and Russia and of children, sailors, and wolves. It was also borne by Nikolai Aleksandrovich (1868-1918), the last czar of Russia |
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View this name in other origins -
Polish, Russian, Estonian |
| Pet forms: | Koka, Kolya, Nika, Nil, Nilya |
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