Russian form of Peter. A famous bearer was the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).
Oleg
Gender:Masculine
Usage: Russian, Georgian
Other Scripts:Олег(Russian)ოლეგ(Georgian)
Pronounced:u-LYEHK(Russian)
Rating:60% based on 2 votes
Russian form of the Old Norse name Helgi (see Helge). The Varangians brought this name from Scandinavia to Eastern Europe: it was borne by a 9th-century Varangian ruler who conquered Kyiv and made it the capital of the state of Kievan Rus.
Nikolai
Gender:Masculine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts:Николай(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced:nyi-ku-LIE(Russian)
Rating:80% based on 2 votes
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Николай (see Nikolay).