Nicolai Family History
Nicolai Name Meaning
North German Dutch and French (mainly Lorraine): Latinized (humanistic) patronymic from the Latin genitive case of the personal name Nicolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nicolay . Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Nicolao a variant of Nicola . This surname is also found in Corsica and southern France.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022