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Comments for NIKOLAI:
I adore this name, and really like the nickname Olai. It's so much better than boring old Nik.-- dirtybeatles 3/16/2006
The name Nikolai has an enormous amount of sentimental connections to me. It's strong and masculine but in an unusual way. My friend and I joke that I'll name my first son Nikolai, but I said I will only if I marry a Russian guy. It was my long-departed iPod's name too.-- bschoer10 4/21/2006
In Denmark we have a prince named Nikolai. Son of prince Joachim.-- elliebeth 5/8/2006
Nikolai Fraiture is in the Strokes. ;)-- downinalbion 10/5/2006
Can also be spelt Nicholai, a famous bearer of this name is Nicholai Olivia Hilton, or Nicky Hilton.-- Anonymous User 12/11/2006
Nikolai is the prince's name in the book The Princess by Lori Wick.-- Anonymous User 3/19/2007
I love this name so much! It's a very strong sounding name, but really cool and friendly!-- elysa 3/19/2007
Nikolai - the kid Bean was friends with, who turned out to be his brother, in Orson Scott Card's book "Ender's Shadow."-- Anonymous User 3/28/2007
I think Kole is a cute nickname for Nikolai.-- Anonymous User 4/16/2007
Russian name days for Nikolai: 16 February; 13 March; 22 March; 22 May; 9 August; 27 October; and 19 December.-- Anonymous User 8/13/2007
A famous bearer of this name (albeit a fictional one) was Zhivago's beloved uncle in Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago. He's often refered to as Uncle Kolya or simply Kolya.-- Anonymous User 1/28/2008
Also used in Scandinavia.-- Anonymous User 2/15/2008
Nikolai Gumilev, a Russian poet who was executed at age 35.-- welovejamesarness 7/12/2008
I prefer this name on a girl. It gives off that soft, sexy & mysterious vibe!-- lkelly67 7/31/2008
There is a Resident Evil character with this name but he spells it Nicholai.-- Rachelgirl1989 7/28/2009
Nikolai was borne by the last two tsars of Russia. It is also my middle name spelled in Russian. This is contrary to what some say a strictly masculine name, not a feminine name. It's a good name for a boy, and he can just go by Nick or Nicholas also. The name itself stems from the Greek words Nike and polis, and it means the "people's victory."-- Arcticwarrior 8/17/2009
I love this name so much, even though it makes me think of the antichrist in those Left Behind books. Nevertheless, I would totally name my boy this.-- slyboots 11/15/2009
Nikolai Ardalionovich Ivolgin, who goes by Kolya, is a character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Idiot. He befriends and greatly respects the main character, Prince Myshkin.-- Athena Nike 4/4/2010
I love this name, if I ever have a son I am naming him Nikolai, it just sounds so amazing.-- Anonymous User 6/25/2010
My cousin is named Nicholas, but we all call him Nikolai. I think it's cool.-- Chrila96 10/13/2010
My newborn cousin was given this name and I find it absolutely adorable!-- Anonymous User 5/14/2011
It's my name, and I really like it, but if you live in the US, I'd be careful about choosing this name for your child. Most people I meet are uncertain of both the pronunciation and the spelling - and outside of Russian speaking areas you may need to compromise with "NICK-o-lai" unless you want to spend a good bit of time coaching people. Even then, I once had a teacher who was still asking me about it after a month - and conversely, as I'm not a native Russian speaker, when speaking to those who are I sometimes feel like I'm being corrected on my pronunciation.-- Anonymous User 10/22/2011
Also used in Norwegian, Danish, and Finnish with name days in Finland on December 6 and in Norway on December 6.
A namesake is
Nikolai William Alexander Frederik, Prins til Danmark (Prince of Denmark), born: August 28th, 1999
Sources:
Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Nikolai-- monikawirkkanen 1/13/2012
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