Meaning & History
Originally a diminutive of Miklós or Mihály. It is now used independently, or as a Hungarian form of Maximilian.
Related Names
VariantsKolos, Maximilián, Misi
Other Languages & CulturesNikollë (Albanian) Nicolaus, Nikolaos (Ancient Greek) Maxentius, Maximilianus, Maximus (Ancient Roman) Mikha'il (Arabic) Mikayel (Armenian) Mikayıl (Azerbaijani) Mikel, Mitxel, Nikola (Basque) Maksim, Maxim, Mikalai, Mikalay, Mikhail, Mikola (Belarusian) Michael (Biblical) Michael, Mikhael (Biblical Greek) Mikha'el (Biblical Hebrew) Michael, Michahel (Biblical Latin) Mikael (Breton) Mihail, Mikhail, Nikola, Nikolai, Nikolay, Mincho, Minko, Misho (Bulgarian) Màxim, Miquel, Nicolau, Max (Catalan) Myghal (Cornish) Maksimilijan, Mihael, Mihovil, Nikola, Miho, Mijo, Miško, Nikica, Niko, Nikša (Croatian) Maxim, Maxmilián, Michael, Michal, Mikuláš, Max, Mikoláš, Mikula, Nikola (Czech) Michael, Mikael, Mikkel, Nicolai, Niklas, Nikolaj, Claus, Kai, Kaj, Klaus, Max, Maximilian, Nels, Nicklas, Niclas, Niels, Nils, Nis (Danish) Maikel, Maximiliaan, Michaël, Michael, Michel, Michiel, Nicolaas, Kai, Klaas, Max, Micha, Mick, Nick, Nico, Niek, Nikolaas (Dutch) Maximilian, Michael, Nicholas, Colin, Collin, Collyn, Kai, Max, Maxie, Maximillian, Micheal, Mick, Mickey, Micky, Mike, Mikey, Nic, Nick, Nickolas, Nicky, Nik, Nikolas (English) Miĥaelo, Mikelo, Nikolao, Miĉjo, Niĉjo (Esperanto) Mihhail, Mihkel, Nigul (Estonian) Mikkjal (Faroese) Mikael, Niklas, Kai, Klaus, Launo, Max, Mika, Mikko, Miko, Miska, Niclas, Niilo, Niko (Finnish) Maxence, Maxime, Maximilien, Michel, Nicolas, Max, Michaël, Mickaël (French) Kai, Kay, Klaes (Frisian) Miguel, Nicolau (Galician) Maksime, Mikheil, Nikoloz, Misho, Nika, Niko, Nikusha (Georgian) Maximilian, Michael, Niklas, Nikolaus, Claus, Kai, Klaus, Max, Maxi, Micha, Michel, Michi, Nickolaus, Nico, Nicolaus, Niko (German) Niklaus (German (Swiss)) Michail, Michalis, Mihail, Mihalis, Nicolaos, Nikolaos, Nik, Nikolas, Nikos (Greek) Mikala (Hawaiian) Michael, Mikhael (Hebrew) Mikael (Icelandic) Mícheál, Nioclás (Irish) Maicol, Massimiliano, Massimo, Michele, Niccolò, Nicola, Nico, Nicolao, Nicolino, Nicolò (Italian) Maksims, Mihails, Miķelis, Nikolajs, Klāvs, Miks, Niklāvs, Niks (Latvian) Klaos (Limburgish) Mykolas (Lithuanian) Klaas (Low German) Maksim, Mihail, Nikola, Nikolče, Nikolche (Macedonian) Mikiel (Maltese) Nichol, Nicol, Col (Medieval English) Mikaere, Nikora (Māori) Michael, Mikael, Mikkel, Nicolai, Niklas, Kai, Klaus, Max, Maximilian, Milian, Nils (Norwegian) Maksym, Maksymilian, Michał, Mikołaj, Maks (Polish) Maximiliano, Máximo, Miguel, Nicolau, Micael, Miguelito, Nico (Portuguese) Maicon (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Mikha'il (Quranic) Mihai, Mihail, Nicolae, Mihăiță, Neculai, Nicu, Nicușor (Romanian) Maksim, Maxim, Michail, Mikhail, Nikolai, Nikolay, Kolya, Maks, Maksimilian, Max, Misha, Mishka (Russian) Mihkkal, Niillas, Nilas (Sami) Nicol (Scottish) Mìcheal, Neacel, Mìcheil (Scottish Gaelic) Mihailo, Mihajlo, Nikola, Mijo, Miša, Miško, Nikica (Serbian) Maximilián, Michal, Mikuláš, Nikola (Slovak) Maksimilijan, Mihael, Miklavž, Nikola, Nikolaj, Maks, Miha, Nik, Niko (Slovene) Maikel, Maximiliano, Máximo, Miguel, Nicolás, Maxi, Miguelito, Nico (Spanish) Maximilian, Michael, Mikael, Niklas, Claes, Clas, Kai, Klas, Max, Micael, Milian, Nicklas, Niclas, Nils (Swedish) Mikail (Turkish) Maksim, Maksym, Maxim, Mikhailo, Mykhailo, Mykhaylo, Mykola, Mykolay, Maks, Mykhail (Ukrainian) Maxen, Meical (Welsh) Macsen (Welsh Mythology)
Name Days
Hungary: October 12
Entry updated July 2, 2017