Nikolajus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nikolajus

What is the meaning of the name Nikolajus ?

The baby name Nikolajus is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced nee-koh-LAH-yus (IPA: /ni.koˈla.jus/).

Nikolajus is Greek in Origin.

Nikolajus is the Lithuanian form of the pan-European name Nicholas, ultimately from Greek Nikolaos (nike “victory” + laos “people”), hence “victory of the people.” In Lithuanian it represents a Slavic-influenced adaptation aligned with East Slavic Nikolaj/Nikolay, standing alongside the long‑established native form Mikalojus. Modern spellings such as Nikolas also occur, while short forms include Nikas; in Slavic-influenced circles Kolia/Kolya may appear.

The name spread through Christendom via the cult of St Nicholas, bishop of Myra, patron of sailors and children, and entered Lithuanian usage with Christianization and later contacts in the Polish‑Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire. Today Nikolajus is familiar though less traditional than Mikalojus; Lithuanian calendars often mark its name day on 6 December. International cognates and variants include Nicholas, Nickolas, Nicolas (French), Nicolás (Spanish), Nicolae (Romanian), Nicola/Niccolò (Italian), Nikolaos (Greek), Nikolai/Nikolay (Russian), Mykola (Ukrainian), Mikalai (Belarusian), Mikołaj (Polish), Mikuláš (Czech/Slovak), Nikola (South Slavic), and Nikolaj (Danish/Slovene).

⚙ Nikolajus is seldom given. We have only 24 recorded uses of it on record, from 1 country.