The story behind Nikolai
From Russian Никола́й (Nikoláj), akin to Nikolaus, Niilo and English Nicholas.
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈnikolɑi̯/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈniko̞lɑ̝i̯]
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Names Similar to Nikolai
Dimitri
Borrowed from Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), ultimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios). Borrowed from Russian Дмитрий (Dmitrij).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Vitali
From Russian Вита́лий (Vitálij), from Latin.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nalani
Borrowing (or misspelling) from Hawaiian Nālani.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nandini
Borrowed from Sanskrit नन्दिनी (nandinī, “daughter, epithet of Durga”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nandinī
Borrowed from Sanskrit नन्दिनी (nandinī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Naphtali
From Biblical Hebrew נַפְתָּלִי (naftalí), a son of Jacob. Compare Arabic نافس (“to compete with”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Nikolai
Andrei
Borrowed from Russian Андре́й (Andréj). Doublet of André.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Anja
From Russian А́ня (Ánja).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Boris
Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Derived from Russian Бори́с (Borís).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Nikolai
Aelita
From Russian Аэли́та (Aelíta).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Anniina
From Russian Аннина (Annina) or Italian Annina, popularized in Finland by the song Annina (1901) by Oskar Merikanto.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Anuṣkā
Maybe ultimately from Russian Аннушка (Annuška) or Classical Persian اَنُوشَه (anūša), later reanalyzed as a Sanskrit-origin name with retroflex -ष्- (-ṣ-). See Anoushka for more.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length