Meaning of Last Name

Nicolai is a surname, and may refer to: In music: * Mark R. Nicolai, American blues guitarist, inspired by Joe Bonamassa * Bruno Nicolai, Italian film music composer, orchestra director, and musical editor * Carl Otto Nicolai, German composer and conductor * Carsten Nicolai, German artist who is very active as a musician in the field of glitch music * Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608), German author of cantatas, chorales and hymns In literature: * Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, German writer and bookseller * John George Nicolai, biographer of Abraham Lincoln * Ludwig Heinrich von Nicolai, a poet of the Enlightenment and the President of Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Other: * Norica Nicolai, Romanian politician and prosecutor * William S. Nicolai, American inventor and entrepreneur