Gender Masculine
Usage Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Pronounced Pron. /ni.ku.ˈlaw/ (European Portuguese, Catalan) /ni.ko.ˈlaw/ (Brazilian Portuguese, Galician) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
Portuguese, Galician and Catalan form of Nicholas.
Related Names
DiminutiveNico (Portuguese)
Other Languages & CulturesNikollë (Albanian) Nicolaus, Nikolaos (Ancient Greek) Nikola (Basque) Mikalai, Mikalay, Mikola (Belarusian) Nikola, Nikolai, Nikolay (Bulgarian) 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) Nicolaas, Kai, Kay, Klaas, Nick, Nico, Niek, Nikolaas (Dutch) Nicholas, Colin, Collin, Collyn, Kai, Nic, Nick, Nickolas, Nicky, Nik, Nikolas (English) Nikolao, Niĉjo (Esperanto) Nigul (Estonian) Niklas, Kai, Kaj, Klaus, Launo, Niclas, Niilo, Niko (Finnish) Nicolas (French) Kai, Kay, Klaes (Frisian) 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) 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)
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Entry updated May 26, 2026