Nikolai

English

Proper noun

Nikolai

1. A city in Alaska.
2. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Николай (Nikolaj), equivalent to Nicholas.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈneɡ̊olaɪ̯]

Proper noun

Nikolai

1. a male given name, variant of Nicolai

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Никола́й (Nikoláj). Cognate to English Nicholas, and to Finnish Niilo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikolɑi̯/, [ˈniko̞lɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -ikolɑi
• Hyphenation^(key): Ni‧ko‧lai

Proper noun

Nikolai

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• Used for czars of Russia. Popular as a middle name of Finns around 1900.

Declension

Inflection of Nikolai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		Nikolai	Nikolait
genitive		Nikolain	Nikolaiden Nikolaitten
partitive		Nikolaita	Nikolaita
illative		Nikolaihin	Nikolaihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Nikolai	Nikolait
accusative	nom.	Nikolai	Nikolait
	gen.	Nikolain
genitive		Nikolain	Nikolaiden Nikolaitten
partitive		Nikolaita	Nikolaita
inessive		Nikolaissa	Nikolaissa
elative		Nikolaista	Nikolaista
illative		Nikolaihin	Nikolaihin
adessive		Nikolailla	Nikolailla
ablative		Nikolailta	Nikolailta
allative		Nikolaille	Nikolaille
essive		Nikolaina	Nikolaina
translative		Nikolaiksi	Nikolaiksi
abessive		Nikolaitta	Nikolaitta
instructive		—	Nikolain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Nikolai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikolaini Nikolaini accusative nom. Nikolaini Nikolaini gen. Nikolaini genitive Nikolaini Nikolaideni Nikolaitteni partitive Nikolaitani Nikolaitani inessive Nikolaissani Nikolaissani elative Nikolaistani Nikolaistani illative Nikolaihini Nikolaihini adessive Nikolaillani Nikolaillani ablative Nikolailtani Nikolailtani allative Nikolailleni Nikolailleni essive Nikolainani Nikolainani translative Nikolaikseni Nikolaikseni abessive Nikolaittani Nikolaittani instructive — — comitative — Nikolaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikolaisi Nikolaisi accusative nom. Nikolaisi Nikolaisi gen. Nikolaisi genitive Nikolaisi Nikolaidesi Nikolaittesi partitive Nikolaitasi Nikolaitasi inessive Nikolaissasi Nikolaissasi elative Nikolaistasi Nikolaistasi illative Nikolaihisi Nikolaihisi adessive Nikolaillasi Nikolaillasi ablative Nikolailtasi Nikolailtasi allative Nikolaillesi Nikolaillesi essive Nikolainasi Nikolainasi translative Nikolaiksesi Nikolaiksesi abessive Nikolaittasi Nikolaittasi instructive — — comitative — Nikolainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikolaimme Nikolaimme accusative nom. Nikolaimme Nikolaimme gen. Nikolaimme genitive Nikolaimme Nikolaidemme Nikolaittemme partitive Nikolaitamme Nikolaitamme inessive Nikolaissamme Nikolaissamme elative Nikolaistamme Nikolaistamme illative Nikolaihimme Nikolaihimme adessive Nikolaillamme Nikolaillamme ablative Nikolailtamme Nikolailtamme allative Nikolaillemme Nikolaillemme essive Nikolainamme Nikolainamme translative Nikolaiksemme Nikolaiksemme abessive Nikolaittamme Nikolaittamme instructive — — comitative — Nikolainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikolainne Nikolainne accusative nom. Nikolainne Nikolainne gen. Nikolainne genitive Nikolainne Nikolaidenne Nikolaittenne partitive Nikolaitanne Nikolaitanne inessive Nikolaissanne Nikolaissanne elative Nikolaistanne Nikolaistanne illative Nikolaihinne Nikolaihinne adessive Nikolaillanne Nikolaillanne ablative Nikolailtanne Nikolailtanne allative Nikolaillenne Nikolaillenne essive Nikolainanne Nikolainanne translative Nikolaiksenne Nikolaiksenne abessive Nikolaittanne Nikolaittanne instructive — — comitative — Nikolainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nikolainsa Nikolainsa accusative nom. Nikolainsa Nikolainsa gen. Nikolainsa genitive Nikolainsa Nikolaidensa Nikolaittensa partitive Nikolaitaan Nikolaitansa Nikolaitaan Nikolaitansa inessive Nikolaissaan Nikolaissansa Nikolaissaan Nikolaissansa elative Nikolaistaan Nikolaistansa Nikolaistaan Nikolaistansa illative Nikolaihinsa Nikolaihinsa adessive Nikolaillaan Nikolaillansa Nikolaillaan Nikolaillansa ablative Nikolailtaan Nikolailtansa Nikolailtaan Nikolailtansa allative Nikolailleen Nikolaillensa Nikolailleen Nikolaillensa essive Nikolainaan Nikolainansa Nikolainaan Nikolainansa translative Nikolaikseen Nikolaiksensa Nikolaikseen Nikolaiksensa abessive Nikolaittaan Nikolaittansa Nikolaittaan Nikolaittansa instructive — — comitative — Nikolaineen Nikolainensa

Statistics

• Nikolai is the 446^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 556 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,389 more, making it much more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 8 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Nicolai

Proper noun

Nikolai

1. a male given name from Latin Nīcolāī (genitive), equivalent to English Nicholas