Kolja is a ♂ boy’s name.
Kolja is an e.g. Russian short form of the name Nikolai, which derived from the Greek name Nikolaos or Nikólaos (Νικόλαος).
Kolja means “victory of the people” (from ancient Greek “níkē/νίκη” = victory + “laós/λαός” = people/soldiers).
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