Given name & surname
Nicolay
“of the victorious people”
Nicolay is a variant of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nicolay is a variant of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nicolay is a variant of Nicholas. An origin associated with Nicholas is Dutch.
Explained through its name family
The story
Nicolay is a variant of Nicholas. The history of Nicholas gives this family its wider story. Nicholas’s Christian associations include Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop of Myra in Lycia, about whom virtually nothing factual is known.
Explained through its name family
Nicolay’s family of names
Nicolay has a related form in Nicholas. In English usage, Nicolay has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Николай. In German usage, Nicolay as a surname has a related form in Nikolai.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nicolay
- Nicolay NicolaysenNorwegian antiquarian and archeologist (1817–1911)
- Nic. StangNorwegian classical philologist, art historian, editor and publicist1908–1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Nicolay, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nikkolay
“of the victorious people”
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Nicolao
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nickolas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nic(c)olò
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Niccolò
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Nicolls
“of the victorious people”
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Niklaas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Niklos
“of the victorious people”
97% boys · 3% girls