Meanings
alternative Mykolaiiv · alternative Mykolayiv
- A village in Bobrovytsia urban hromada, Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1587.
- A village in Chornyi Ostriv settlement hromada, Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1555.
- A village in Lopatyn settlement hromada, Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, founded before 1772.
- A city, the administrative centre of Mykolaiv urban hromada, Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1570 near the River Dniester.
- historicalA former raion of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in January 1940 and disestablished in July 2020.
Synonyms: Mykolaiv on the Dniester
- An urban hromada of Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in July 2020.
Synonyms: Mykolaiv on the Dniester
- A city, the administrative centre of Mykolaiv urban hromada, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1789 at the confluence of the Inhul and the Southern Buh.
He is worried for his parents, who live in Mykolaiv, a port city on the Black Sea where Abramenko was raised. It sits between the occupied city of Kherson and Odessa, expected to be a key target of the Russians.
2022 March 4, John Branch, “He Won an Olympic Silver for Ukraine. Now He’s Hiding in a Kyiv Garage.”, in The New York Times, Russia–Ukraine War- historicalThe former Ukrainian name, from the 8th (O.S.) or 20th (N.S.) of October 1802 until the 15th (O.S.) or 27th (N.S.) of May 1803, of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire.
Synonyms: Nikolayev Governorate
- historicalA former military governorate of the Russian Empire, established in 1864 and disestablished in 1900.First known use 1805–1864
Coordinate term: Mykolaiv and Sevastopol Military Governorate (predecessor administrative division [1805–1864])
- historicalA former gradonachalstvo of the Russian Empire, established in 1900 and abolished in 1917.
- historicalA former governorate of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in May 1919 and disestablished in October 1922.First known use May 1919–January 1921
Synonyms: Kherson Governorate
- historicalA fomer povit of Mykolaiv Governorate, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in December 1920 and abolished in October 1922.
- historicalA former okruha of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in March 1923, subordinate to the intermediate Odesa Governorate until July 1925, part of the Steppe pidraion in 1926, and disestablished in January 1930.
- historicalA former raion of Mykolaiv Okruha, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in March 1923 and disestablished in January 1930.
- An oblast of Ukraine, established in September 1937 by its separation from the formerly larger Odesa Oblast.
Synonyms: Mykolaivshchyna
- historicalThe former name, from December 1938 to September 1944, of the Zhovtneve Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
- historicalThe Ukrainian name of the Nikolajew Generalbezirk of Reichskommissariat Ukraine.
- historicalThe Ukrainian name of Kreisgebiet Nikolajew, Nikolajew Generalbezirk, Reichskommissariat Ukraine.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA former raion of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in January 1940 and disestablished in July 2020.
proper nounAn urban hromada of Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in July 2020.
proper nounThe former Ukrainian name, from the 8th (O.S.) or 20th (N.S.) of October 1802 until the 15th (O.S.) or 27th (N.S.) of May 1803, of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire.
proper nounA former governorate of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in May 1919 and disestablished in October 1922.
proper nounAn oblast of Ukraine, established in September 1937 by its separation from the formerly larger Odesa Oblast.
Origin
- UkrainianМикола́їв
- EnglishMykolaiv
From Ukrainian Микола́їв (Mykolájiv), from Микола́й (Mykoláj, “Nicholas”). The city near the Dniester was founded under the Polish name Mikołajów, named for its founder and first owner, Mikołaj Tarło. The city on the Southern Buh was founded under the Russian name Никола́ев (Nikolájev), named by the city’s founder, H.S.H. Prince Grigory Potemkin, for Никола́й Чудотво́рец (Nikoláj Čudotvórec, St Nicholas the Wonderworker), on whose feast day (the 6th of December) in 1788 (reckoned according to the Julian calendar) the Russian siege of Özi concluded with the capture of the Ottoman fortress-city (now Ochakiv, the Ukraine) by Russian forces under the Prince’s command. Both Polish Mikołajów and Russian Никола́ев (Nikolájev) are cognate with the Ukrainian name, being derived respectively from Mikołaj and Никола́й (Nikoláj), themselves cognate with Ukrainian Микола́й (Mykoláj) by common descent from Ancient Greek Νῑκόλᾱος (Nīkólāos). Compare Nikolayev.
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Bulgarian Никола́ев
- Никола́ев (Nikoláev)city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Chinese Mandarin 尼古拉耶夫州, 尼古拉耶夫
- 尼古拉耶夫州 (Nígǔlāyéfūzhōu)oblast of Ukraine
- 尼古拉耶夫 (Nígǔlāyéfū)city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Czech Mykolajiv, Nikolajev
- Mykolajivcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- Nikolajevcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Danish Mykolajiv, Nikolajev
- Mykolajivcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- Nikolajevcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Finnish Mykolajiv, Nikolajev
- Mykolajivcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- Nikolajevcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
French Mykolaïv, Nikolaïev
- Mykolaïvcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- Nikolaïevcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
German Mykolajiw, Nikolajew
- Mykolajiwcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- Nikolajewcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Greek Μικολάιβ, Νικολάεβ
- Μικολάιβ (Mikoláiv)city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- Νικολάεβ (Nikoláev)city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Hungarian Mikolajiv
- Mikolajivcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Japanese ムィコラーイウ, ニコラーエフ
- ムィコラーイウ (Mwikorāiu)city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- ニコラーエフ (Nikorāefu)city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Korean 미콜라이우, 니콜라예프
- 미콜라이우 (Mikollaiu)city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- 니콜라예프 (Nikollayepeu)city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Polish Obwód mikołajowski, Mikołajów
- Obwód mikołajowskioblast of Ukraine
- Mikołajówcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Russian Никола́евская о́бласть, Никола́ев
- Никола́евская о́бласть (Nikolájevskaja óblastʹ)oblast of Ukraine
- Никола́ев (Nikolájev)city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Slovak Mykolajiv
- Mykolajivcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Swedish Mykolajiv, Mykolajiv
- Mykolajivoblast of Ukraine
- Mykolajivcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Turkish Nikolayev, Mıkolayiv
- Nikolayevcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- Mıkolayivcity in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Ukrainian Микола́їв, Микола́їв
- Микола́їв (Mykolájiv)village in Bobrovytsia, Nizhyn, Chernihiv, Ukraine
- Микола́їв (Mykolájiv)village in Chornyi Ostriv, Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
- Микола́їв (Mykolájiv)village in Lopatyn, Chervonohrad, Lviv, Ukraine
- Микола́їв (Mykolájiv)village in Davydiv, Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine
- Микола́ївський райо́н (Mykolájivsʹkyj rajón)historical: former raion of Lviv, Ukraine (1940–2020)
- Микола́ївська міська́ грома́да (Mykolájivsʹka misʹká hromáda)urban hromada of Stryi, Lviv, Ukraine
- Микола́ївська губе́рнія (Mykolájivsʹka hubérnija)historical: former Ukrainian name of Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (1802–1803)
- Микола́ївський пові́т (Mykolájivsʹkyj povít)historical: povit of Mykolaiv Governorate, Ukrainian SSR (1920–1922)
- Микола́ївська окру́га (Mykolájivsʹka okrúha)historical: okruha (of Odesa Governorate) of the Ukrainian SSR (1923–1930)
- Микола́ївський райо́н (Mykolájivsʹkyj rajón)historical: raion of Mykolaiv Okruha, Ukrainian SSR (1923–1930)
- Микола́ївська о́бласть (Mykolájivsʹka óblastʹ)oblast of Ukraine
- Микола́ївський райо́н (Mykolájivsʹkyj rajón)historical: former name of Zhovtneve Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR (1938–1944)
Cite this entry
Mykolaiv. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mykolaiv
“Mykolaiv.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mykolaiv. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mykolaiv,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mykolaiv.
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