Nikolai

Handsome.

A cool Russian name.

Has to be my most favourite name of all time.

My favorite male name ever!:D.

I love this name :3 and Kolya would be a a cute nickname to me.

Love this name haha. I really like Prince Nikolai of Denmark:3.

My son's name is Nicolai. When I first heard it I fell in love with the name, and automatically knew my first born son would be named Nicolai. I think it's a cute, and sweet baby name, and a hunky, masculine name for a man of age. I hope he doesn't use a nickname. I don't like the name Nick because I automatically think Nicholas, but I think a cute nickname would be Nico.

It's my name, and I really like it, but if you live in the US, I'd be careful about choosing this name for your child. Most people I meet are uncertain of both the pronunciation and the spelling - and outside of Russian speaking areas you may need to compromise with "NICK-o-lai" unless you want to spend a good bit of time coaching people. Even then, I once had a teacher who was still asking me about it after a month - and conversely, as I'm not a native Russian speaker, when speaking to those who are I sometimes feel like I'm being corrected on my pronunciation.

My newborn cousin was given this name and I find it absolutely adorable!

My cousin is named Nicholas, but we all call him Nikolai. I think it's cool.

I love this name, if I ever have a son I am naming him Nikolai, it just sounds so amazing.

I love this name so much, even though it makes me think of the antichrist in those Left Behind books. Nevertheless, I would totally name my boy this.

Nikolai was borne by the last two tsars of Russia. It is also my middle name spelled in Russian. This is contrary to what some say a strictly masculine name, not a feminine name. It's a good name for a boy, and he can just go by Nick or Nicholas also. The name itself stems from the Greek words Nike and polis, and it means the "people's victory."

I prefer this name on a girl. It gives off that soft, sexy & mysterious vibe!

I think Kole is a cute nickname for Nikolai.

I love this name so much! It's a very strong sounding name, but really cool and friendly!

The name Nikolai has an enormous amount of sentimental connections to me. It's strong and masculine but in an unusual way. My friend and I joke that I'll name my first son Nikolai, but I said I will only if I marry a Russian guy. It was my long-departed iPod's name too.

I adore this name, and really like the nickname Olai. It's so much better than boring old Nik.