Given name
Nikolajus
“victory”·“people”
Nikolajus is a masculine given name. It is used in Lithuanian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nikolajus is a romanization of Никола. Никола is built from elements meaning “victory” and “people”.
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Where it comes from
Nikolajus is a romanization of Никола. Никола comes from Serbo-Croatian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Explained through its name family
Nikolajus’s family of names
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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