Nikolai
Nikolai belongs to the broad European family of variants of the name Mikuláš (Nicholas), whose tradition is connected with the veneration of Saint Nicholas. The spelling Nikolai is also used when transliterating the Russian and Bulgarian name Николай into the Latin alphabet. In the Slovak environment, it retains its foreign form, but with the pronunciation 'nikolaj', it undergoes regular declension.
Municipal population record
The name is officially recorded in the civil registries and population records of Slovak municipalities. The basic onomastic profile is based on municipal records.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisThe name Nikolai carries the Ancient Greek meaning 'victory of the people' and corresponds to the Slovak name Mikuláš.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Nikolai je medzinárodne používaná podoba mena Nikolaj, ktoré zodpovedá slovenskému Mikuláš. Vychádza z gréckeho mena Nikólaos (Νικόλαος), zloženého zo slov níkē (νίκη), „víťazstvo“, a laós (λαός), „ľud“. Etymologický význam sa tradične vykladá ako „víťazstvo ľudu“.
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International Traveler Index
How easily Nikolai is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide
NIKOLAI
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling11 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
- •Dlhšie meno (4 slabiky) môže byť v rýchlej medzinárodnej komunikácii skracované.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsThis name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar
V slovenčine približne „ni-ko-laj“, s koncovým j a tromi slabikami; pri ruskej výslovnosti je prízvuk na poslednej slabike.
Grammar & Cases
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