Nikolai

== English == === Proper noun === Nikolai A city in Alaska. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Николай (Nikolaj), equivalent to Nicholas. == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈneɡ̊olaɪ̯] === Proper noun === Nikolai a male given name, variant of Nicolai == Finnish == === Etymology === From Russian Никола́й (Nikoláj). Cognate to English Nicholas, and to Finnish Niilo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnikolɑi̯/, [ˈniko̞lɑ̝i̯] Rhymes: -ikolɑi Syllabification(key): Ni‧ko‧lai Hyphenation(key): Ni‧ko‧lai === Proper noun === Nikolai a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Used for czars of Russia. Popular as a middle name of Finns around 1900. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== Nikolai is the 449th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 575 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,411 more, making it much more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 9 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == Norwegian == === Alternative forms === Nicolai === Proper noun === Nikolai a male given name from Latin Nīcolāī (genitive), equivalent to English Nicholas