Meaning & History
Short form of Nicholas. It is borne by the comic character Nick Bottom in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595).
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesNikollë (Albanian) Nicolaus, Nikolaos (Ancient Greek) Nikola (Basque) Mikalai, Mikalay, Mikola (Belarusian) Nikola, Nikolai, Nikolay (Bulgarian) Nicolau (Catalan) Nikola, Nikica, Niko, Nikša (Croatian) Mikuláš, Mikoláš, Mikula, Nikola (Czech) Nicolai, Niklas, Nikolaj, Cai, Claus, Kai, Kaj, Kay, Klaus, Nels, Nicklas, Niclas, Niels, Nils, Nis (Danish) Nikolao, Niĉjo (Esperanto) Nigul (Estonian) Niklas, Kai, Kaj, Klaus, Launo, Niclas, Niilo, Niko (Finnish) Nicolas (French) Kai, Kay, Klaes (Frisian) Nicolau (Galician) Nikoloz, Nika, Niko, Nikusha (Georgian) Niklas, Nikolaus, Claus, Kai, Kay, Klaus, Nickolaus, Nico, Nicolaus, Niko (German) Niklaus (German (Swiss)) Nicolaos, Nikolaos, Nik, Nikolas, Nikos (Greek) Miklós, Nikolasz, Kolos, Miksa (Hungarian) Nioclás (Irish) Niccolò, Nicola, Nico, Nicolao, Nicolino, Nicolò (Italian) Nikolajs, Klāvs, Niklāvs, Niks (Latvian) Klaos (Limburgish) Klaas (Low German) Nikola, Nikolče, Nikolche (Macedonian) Nichol, Nicol, Col (Medieval English) Nikora (Māori) Nicolai, Niklas, Kai, Kaj, Kay, Klaus, Nils (Norwegian) Mikołaj (Polish) Nicolau, Nico (Portuguese) Nicolae, Neculai, Nicu, Nicușor (Romanian) Nikolai, Nikolay, Kolya (Russian) Niillas, Nilas (Sami) Nicol (Scottish) Neacel (Scottish Gaelic) Nikola, Nikica (Serbian) Mikuláš, Nikola (Slovak) Miklavž, Nikola, Nikolaj, Nik, Niko (Slovene) Nicolás, Nico (Spanish) Niklas, Cai, Caj, Claes, Clas, Kai, Kaj, Kay, Klas, Nicklas, Niclas, Nils (Swedish) Mykola, Mykolay (Ukrainian)
Surname DescendantNixon (English)
Popularity
People think this name is
youthful informal common strong simple
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Entry updated June 9, 2023