Given name
Kolja
Kolja is a masculine given name from Russian. It is used in Ingrian.
Original RussianКоля
Meaning & origin
Kolja’s family of names
In German usage, Kolja has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nick. In German usage, Kolja has a related form in Nikolai. In German usage, Kolja has a conventional equivalent in CLAES.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kolja has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.
Russianwhere Kolja comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kolja
- Kolja AfriyieGerman footballerborn 1982
- Kolja PuschGerman footballerborn 1993
- Kolja BlacherGerman musician and violinistborn 1963
- Kolja Lessingpianistborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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