Baby name
STABLE
🇩🇪 🇷🇺 🇩🇰 Nicolai
/nee · koh · LYE/
Meaning
“Victory of the people”
Scandinavian and German form of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos meaning 'victory of the people'; the -ai ending is the Scandinavian and Russian preference.
Nicknames
nick
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Classic and cross-cultural; ages well across Northern and Eastern European contexts.
The cultural moment.
Long-established in Scandinavia and Russia; also used in Germany as a formal alternative to Niklas.