English Explanatory Dictionary

Nikolayev

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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)
  5. The 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.

Pronunciation

/nɪkəˈlaɪ.ɪf/

Word forms

Nikolayev Nikolaev Nikolaiev

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Mykolaiv Governorate

Translations

Russian: Никола́ев
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