Nikolai is a male name with polish origins. It is also considered as a form of Nicholas. It means victorious. It is used as both a first name and a surname though it is rare as a first name but very common and popular as a surname. Many also credit this name with Greek origins and is a word that means popular. It is a very popular name in Bulgaria and other Slavic nations. It is pronounced as Nee-co-lai.
A famous person bearing this name is Nicolai Andreyevich, a Russian composer influenced by traditional folk music. He was better known as Rimsky-Korsakov. Another well known person was Nicolai Ivanovich Bukharin- a Russian Bolshevik communist leader and economist. He was a member of politburo and a prominent leader of Comintern but was wrongly accused of being a counter revolutionary and was executed in the year 1938.
A famous person bearing this name is Nicolai Andreyevich, a Russian composer influenced by traditional folk music. He was better known as Rimsky-Korsakov. Another well known person was Nicolai Ivanovich Bukharin- a Russian Bolshevik communist leader and economist. He was a member of politburo and a prominent leader of Comintern but was wrongly accused of being a counter revolutionary and was executed in the year 1938.
