Nicolay

Nicolay is a given name and a surname. The Digital Dictionary of German Family Names says that as a German surname, it is a spelling variant of "Nikolai"Nicolay and the latter is described as a patronymic from the given name Nikolaus produced with the Latin genitive suffix '-i'.Nikolai Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Surname

Francis Nicolay (1944–2002), Belgian footballer François de Nicolay (1919–1963), French farm manager, arboriculturist and politician

Jean Nicolay (1937–2014), Belgian footballer

Louis Nicolay, Belgian sports delegate in the 1950s

Nicolas de Nicolay (1517–1583), French geographer Nicolás Nicolay (born 1979), Argentine footballer

William Nicolay (1771–1842), British Army officer and colonial governor

See also

de Nicolay family

Nicholas Nicola Nicolae Nicolai Nicolaj Nicolao Nicolas Nicolau

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