Nikolayev

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/nɪkəˈlaɪ.ɪf/

proper noun

A transliteration of the Russian surname Никола́ев (Nikolájev)

Similar
Mykolaiv Governorate
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Nikolaev · alternative Nikolaiev

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Никола́ев (Nikolájev)
  2. A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Nikolayeva.
  3. A khutor in Znamenka rural settlement, Morozovsk Raion, Rostov Oblast, Southern Federal District, Russia.
  4. 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
    1. 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.

Similar
Mykolaiv Governorate

Origin

  1. RussianНикола́ев
  2. EnglishNikolayev

From Russian Никола́ев (Nikolájev), from Никола́й (Nikoláj, “Nicholas”). Compare Mykolaiv.

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Translations

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
APA

Nikolayev. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nikolayev

MLA

“Nikolayev.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nikolayev. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nikolayev,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nikolayev.

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