Der Zuname Nicolai statt Rafflenboel erklärt sich aus der Tatsache, daß bereits sein Vater den Taufnamen seines Vaters Nicolaus Rafflenboel zu seinem Zunamen gemacht hat. ###>His family name Nicolai instead of Rafflenboel is due to the fact that already his father took his father Nicolaus Rafflenboel’s Christian name as his family name.