# Nikolai
## English
### Proper noun

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

## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈneɡ̊olaɪ̯]

### Proper noun

Nikolai
* a male given name, variant of Nicolai

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnikolɑi̯/, [ˈniko̞lɑ̝i̯]
* Rhymes: -ikolɑi
* Hyphenation: Ni‧ko‧lai

### Proper noun

Nikolai
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

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

#### Declension

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 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
### Alternative forms

* Nicolai

### Proper noun

Nikolai
* a male given name from Latin Nīcolāī (genitive), equivalent to English Nicholas