Meanings
alternative Nikolaev · alternative Nikolaiev
- A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Nikolayeva.
- A khutor in Znamenka rural settlement, Morozovsk Raion, Rostov Oblast, Southern Federal District, Russia.
- Russian name of Mykolaiv (four villages and two cities in the Ukraine)
He is worried for his parents, who live in Mykolaiv, a port city on the Black Sea where Abramenko was raised. […] “Fighting is already underway in Nikolaev,” Abramenko wrote, using an alternate spelling for the city.
2022 March 4th, 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 Russian 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: Mykolaiv Governorate
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe former Russian 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.
Origin
- RussianНикола́ев
- EnglishNikolayev
From Russian Никола́ев (Nikolájev), from Никола́й (Nikoláj, “Nicholas”). Compare Mykolaiv.
More words from Russian
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Russian Никола́ев, Никола́евская губе́рния
- Никола́ев (Nikolájev)khutor in Znamenka, Morozovsk, Rostov, Southern Russia
- Никола́евская губе́рния (Nikolájevskaja gubérnija)historical: former Russian name of Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (1802–1803)
- Никола́ев (Nikolájev)Russian surname
- Никола́ев (Nikolájev)Russian name of Mykolaiv
Cite this entry
Nikolayev. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nikolayev
“Nikolayev.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nikolayev. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nikolayev,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nikolayev.
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