Given name · Yiddish
ניקאָלײַ
“of the victorious people”
ניקאָלײַ (nikolay) is a masculine given name. It is used in Yiddish.
YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Nikolay.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ניקאָלײַ is Nikolay written in the Hebrew alphabet. Nikolay is a variant of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
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Where it comes from
ניקאָלײַ is Nikolay written in the Hebrew alphabet. Nikolay is a variant of Nicholas. An origin associated with Nicholas is Dutch.
Explained through its name family
ניקאָלײַ’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, ניקאָלײַ has a diminutive in ניקאָלײַקעלע. In Yiddish usage, ניקאָלײַ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Nikolay.
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Nicknames & forms 1
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Across languages 1
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