Given name

Nikolaï

Nikolaï is a masculine given name from Russian. It is used in French.

Original RussianНикола́й

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Nikolaï comes from Russian.

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How it developed

From Russian Никола́й.

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Nikolaï’s family of names

In French usage, Nikolaï has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form NIKOLAJ. In French usage, Nikolaï has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Никола́й.

Walk Nikolaï’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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