Nikolai
English
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Danish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editNikolai
- a male given name, variant of Nicolai
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Russian Никола́й (Nikoláj). Cognate to English Nicholas, and to Finnish Niilo.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNikolai
- a male given name
Usage notes
edit- Used for czars of Russia. Popular as a middle name of Finns around 1900.
Declension
editInflection of Nikolai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
Statistics
edit- Nikolai is the 446th 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
editAlternative forms
editProper noun
editNikolai
- a male given name from Latin Nīcolāī (genitive), equivalent to English Nicholas
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