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Mykolaiv
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English
thumb|Mykolaiv Oblast
thumb|Mykolaiv Raion (post July 2020)
thumb|Mykolaiv Raion (ante July 2020)
Alternative forms
en Mykolaiiv Mykolayiv
Etymology
From en uk Микола́їв, from uk Микола́й Nicholas. The city near the Dniester was founded under the Polish name pl Mikołajów, named for its founder and first owner, Mikołaj Tarło. The city on the Southern Buh was founded under the Russian name ru Никола́ев, named by the city’s founder, H.S.H. Prince Grigory Potemkin, for Никола́й Чудотво́рец (Nikoláj Čudotvórec, St Nicholas the Wonderworker), on whose feast day (the 6th of December) in 1788 (reckoned according to the Julian calendar) the Russian siege of Özi concluded with the capture of the Ottoman fortress-city (now Ochakiv, the Ukraine) by Russian forces under the Prince’s command. Both pl Mikołajów and ru Никола́ев are cognate with the Ukrainian name, being derived respectively from pl Mikołaj and ru Никола́й, themselves cognate with uk Микола́й by common descent from grc Νῑκόλᾱος. Compare en Nikolayev.
Pronunciation
en /mɪkəˈlɑː(j)ɪv/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mykolaiv.wav Southern England
en /mɪkəˈlɑ(j)ɪv/ US
en Myko la iv
Proper noun
en village uhrom/Bobrovytsia raion/Nizhyn obl/Chernihiv c/Ukraine founded in 1587.
en village shrom/Chornyi Ostriv raion/Khmelnytskyi obl/Khmelnytskyi c/Ukraine founded in 1555.
en village shrom/Lopatyn raion/Chervonohrad obl/Lviv c/Ukraine founded before 1772.
en village rhrom/Davydiv raion/Lviv obl/Lviv c/Ukraine first mentioned in 1670.
en city/administrative centre uhrom/Mykolaiv raion/Stryi obl/Lviv c/Ukraine founded in 1570 near the River Dniester.
en Mykolaiv on the Dniester
en historical en former raion obl/Lviv c/Ukraine established in January 1940 and disestablished in July 2020.
en uhrom raion/Stryi obl/Lviv c/Ukraine established in July 2020.
en city/administrative centre uhrom/Mykolaiv raion/Mykolaiv obl/Mykolaiv c/Ukraine founded in 1789 at the confluence of the Inhul and the Southern Buh.
en 2022-03-04 John Branch John Branch (journalist) He Won an Olympic Silver for Ukraine. Now He’s Hiding in a Kyiv Garage. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/sports/olympics/oleksandr-abramenko-ukraine-hug.html The New York Times Russia–Ukraine War He is worried for his parents, who live in Mykolaiv, a port city on the Black Sea where Abramenko was raised. It sits between the occupied city of Kherson and Odessa, expected to be a key target of the Russians.
en historical The former Ukrainian name, from the 8th (O.S.) or 20th (N.S.) of October 1802 until the 15th (O.S.) or 27th (N.S.) of May 1803, of the en Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire.
en Nikolayev Governorate former Russian name
en historical en former military governorate of the c/Russian Empire established in 1864 and disestablished in 1900.
en Mykolaiv and Sevastopol Military Governorate predecessor administrative division 1805–1864
en historical en former gradonachalstvo of the c/Russian Empire established in 1900 and abolished in 1917.
en historical en former governorate c/Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic established in May 1919 and disestablished in October 1922.
en Kherson Governorate former name May 1919–January 1921
en historical en fomer povit of governorate:Suf/Mykolaiv c/Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic established in December 1920 and abolished in October 1922.
en historical en former okruha of the c/Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic established in March 1923, subordinate to the intermediate Odesa Governorate until July 1925, part of the Steppe pidraion in 1926, and disestablished in January 1930.
en historical en former raion of okruha:Suf/Mykolaiv c/Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic established in March 1923 and disestablished in January 1930.
en oblast c/Ukraine established in September 1937 by its separation from the formerly larger Odesa Oblast.
en Mykolaivshchyna
en historical The former name, from December 1938 to September 1944, of the en Zhovtneve Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
en historical The Ukrainian name of the en Nikolajew Generalbezirk of Reichskommissariat Ukraine.
en historical The Ukrainian name of en Kreisgebiet Nikolajew, Nikolajew Generalbezirk, Reichskommissariat Ukraine.
en raion obl/Mykolaiv c/Ukraine established in December 1962 and considerably enlarged in July 2020.
en uhrom raion/Mykolaiv obl/Mykolaiv c/Ukraine established in June 2020.
Meronyms
constituent hromady of the former raion of Lviv Oblast en :Mykolaiv urban hromada; en Rozvadiv, en Trostianets rural hromady
en constituent settlements of the urban hromada of Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast Bilche<qq:village> Bolonia<qq:village> Drohovyzh<qq:village> Hirske<qq:village> Honiatychi<qq:village> Kahuiv<qq:village> Kolodruby<qq:village> Krynytsia<qq:village> Lypytsi<qq:village> Lystvianyi<qq:village> Mala Horozhanna<qq:village> :Mykolaiv<qq:city> Novosilky-Oparski<qq:village> Pavuky<qq:village> Pidlissia<qq:village> Poverhiv<qq:village> Radelychi<qq:village> Rudnyky<qq:village> Rychahiv<qq:village> Saikiv<qq:village> Trudove<qq:village> Ustia<qq:village> Velyka Horozhanna<qq:village> Verbizh<qq:village>
en constituent settlements of the military governorate of the Russian Empire Averin<qq:hamlet> Bereznehuvate<qq:suburb> Bohoyavlenskyi<qq:suburb> Kalynivka<qq:suburb> Kulbakyne<qq:hamlet> Mishkove<qq:hamlet> :Mykolaiv<qq:city> Pohorilove<qq:hamlet> Pokrovsk<qq:suburb> Vodopii<qq:hamlet> Voskresenske<qq:suburb> Vysunsk<qq:suburb>
en constituent settlements of the gradonachalstvo of the Russian Empire Aliaudy Bohoyavlensk Invalidnyi Khutir Kulbakyne Mishkovo-Pohorilove :Mykolaiv Novyi Vodopii Shyroka Balka Soliani Staryi Vodopii
constituent povity of the governorate of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic en Dnipro, en Kherson, en :Mykolaiv, en Oleksandriia, en Pervomaisk, en Voznesensk, en Yelysavethrad
constituent raiony of the oblast post July 2020 en Bashtanka, en :Mykolaiv, en Pervomaisk, en Voznesensk
en constituent raiony and cities of oblast significance of the oblast ante July 2020 Arbuzynka<qq:raion> Bashtanka<qq:raion> Berezanka<qq:raion> Bereznehuvate<qq:raion> Bratske<qq:raion> Domanivka<qq:raion> Kazanka<qq:raion> Kryve Ozero<qq:raion> :Mykolaiv<qq:city, raion> Novyi Buh<qq:raion> Nova Odesa<qq:raion> Ochakiv<qq:city, raion> Pervomaisk<qq:city, raion> Snihurivka<qq:raion> Veselynove<qq:raion> Vitovka<qq:raion> Voznesensk<qq:city, raion> Vradiivka<qq:raion> Yelanets<qq:raion> Yuzhnoukrainsk<qq:city>
en constituent hromady of the raion of Mykolaiv Oblast post July 2020 Berezanka<qq:settlement hromada> Chornomorka<qq:rural hromada> Halytsynove<qq:rural hromada> Kobleve<qq:rural hromada> Kostiantynivka<qq:rural hromada> Kutsurub<qq:rural hromada> Mishkovo-Pohorilove<qq:rural hromada> :Mykolaiv<qq:urban hromada> Nechaiane<qq:rural hromada> Nova Odesa<qq:urban hromada> Ochakiv<qq:urban hromada> Olshanske<qq:settlement hromada> Pervomaiske<qq:settlement hromada> Radisnyi Sad<qq:rural hromada> Shevchenkove<qq:rural hromada> Stepove<qq:rural hromada> Sukhyi<qq:rural hromada> Vesniane<qq:rural hromada> Voskresenske<qq:settlement hromada>
constituent hromady of the raion of Mykolaiv Oblast ante July 2020 en Olshanske settlement hromada; en Nechaiane, en Radisnyi Sad, en Stepove, en Vesniane rural hromady
constituent settlement of the urban hromada of Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast en :Mykolaiv city
Translations
village in Bobrovytsia, Nizhyn, Chernihiv, Ukraine
Ukrainian: uk Микола́їв m-in
village in Chornyi Ostriv, Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Ukrainian: uk Микола́їв m-in
village in Lopatyn, Chervonohrad, Lviv, Ukraine
Ukrainian: uk Микола́їв m-in
village in Davydiv, Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine
Ukrainian: uk Микола́їв m-in
city in Mykolaiv, Stryi, Lviv, Ukraine
Ukrainian: uk Микола́їв m-in
historical: former raion of Lviv, Ukraine (1940–2020)
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївський райо́н m-in
urban hromada of Stryi, Lviv, Ukraine
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївська міська́ грома́да f-in
city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Armenian: hy Նիկոլաև
Bashkir: ba Балабан, ba Мыколайив
Belarusian: be Мікала́еў m
Bulgarian: bg Никола́ев m
Carpathian Rusyn: rue Микола́їв m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 尼古拉耶夫 Nígǔlāyéfū
Crimean Tatar: crh Balaban
Czech: cs Mykolajiv m, cs Nikolajev m
Danish: da Mykolajiv n, da Nikolajev n
Finnish: fi Mykolajiv, fi Nikolajev
French: fr Mykolaïv m, fr Nikolaïev m
Georgian: ka ნიკოლაევი, ka მიკოლაივი
German: de Mykolajiw n, de Nikolajew n
Greek: el Μικολάιβ n, el Νικολάεβ n
Hungarian: hu Mikolajiv
Japanese: ja ムィコラーイウ Mwikorāiu, ja ニコラーエフ Nikorāefu
Korean: ko ^미콜라이우, ko ^니콜라예프
Macedonian: mk Никола́ев m
Marathi: mr मिकोलायिव
Polish: pl Mikołajów m
Russian: ru Никола́ев m
Slovak: sk Mykolajiv
Swedish: sv Mykolajiv n
Tatar: tt Балабан, tt Мыколайив
Turkish: tr Nikolayev, tr Mıkolayiv
Ukrainian: uk Микола́їв m-in
historical: former Ukrainian name of Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (1802–1803)
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївська губе́рнія f-in
historical: military governorate of the Russian Empire (1864–1900)
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївське військо́ве губерна́торство n-in
historical: gradonachalstvo of the Russian Empire (1900–1917)
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївське градонача́льництво n-in
historical: governorate of the Ukrainian SSR (1919–1922)
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївська губе́рнія f-in
historical: povit of Mykolaiv Governorate, Ukrainian SSR (1920–1922)
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївський пові́т m-in
historical: okruha (of Odesa Governorate) of the Ukrainian SSR (1923–1930)
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївська окру́га f-in
historical: raion of Mykolaiv Okruha, Ukrainian SSR (1923–1930)
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївський райо́н m-in
oblast of Ukraine
Belarusian: be Мікала́еўская во́бласць f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 尼古拉耶夫州 Nígǔlāyéfūzhōu
Marathi: mr मिकोलायिव
Polish: pl Obwód mikołajowski m
Russian: ru Никола́евская о́бласть f
Swedish: sv Mykolajiv n
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївська о́бласть f
historical: former name of Zhovtneve Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR (1938–1944)
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївський райо́н m-in
historical: Ukrainian name of Nikolajew Generalbezirk, Reichskommissariat Ukraine (1941–1944)
Ukrainian: uk Генера́льна окру́га Микола́їв f-in
historical: Ukrainian name of Kreisgebiet Nikolajew, Nikolajew Generalbezirk, Reichskommissariat Ukraine (1941–1944)
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївський ґебі́т m-in
raion of Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївський райо́н m-in
urban hromada of Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Ukrainian: uk Микола́ївська міська́ грома́да f-in
Further reading
Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast
Mykolaiv Raion, Lviv Oblast
Mykolaiv urban hromada, Lviv Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast
Mykolaiv Raion
Mykolaiv urban hromada, Mykolaiv Oblast
Administrative divisions of Mykolaiv Oblast