Meaning & History
Originally a diminutive of Miklós or Mihály. It is now used independently, or as a Hungarian form of Maximilian.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesNikollë(Albanian) Nicolaus, Nikolaos(Ancient Greek) Maximilianus(Ancient Roman) Mikha'il(Arabic) Mikayel(Armenian) Mikel, Mitxel, Nikola(Basque) Mikalai, Mikalay, Mikhail(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) Miquel, Nicolau(Catalan) Myghal(Cornish) Maksimilijan, Mihael, Mihovil, Nikola, Miho, Mijo, Miško, Nikica, Niko, Nikša(Croatian) 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) Mihkel, Nigul(Estonian) Mikkjal(Faroese) Mikael, Niklas, Kai, Klaus, Launo, Max, Mika, Mikko, Miko, Miska, Niclas, Niilo, Niko(Finnish) Maximilien, Michel, Nicolas, Max, Michaël, Mickaël(French) Kai, Kay, Klaes(Frisian) Miguel, Nicolau(Galician) 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) Mícheál, Nioclás(Irish) Massimiliano, Michele, Niccolò, Nicola, Nico, Nicolao, Nicolino, Nicolò(Italian) Mihails, Miķelis, Nikolajs, Klāvs, Niklāvs(Latvian) Klaos(Limburgish) Mykolas(Lithuanian) Klaas(Low German) Mihail, Nikola, Nikolče, Nikolche(Macedonian) Mikiel(Maltese) Mikaere, Nikora(Maori) Nichol, Nicol, Col(Medieval English) Michael, Mikael, Mikkel, Nicolai, Niklas, Kai, Klaus, Max, Maximilian, Milian, Nils(Norwegian) Maksymilian, Michał, Mikołaj, Maks(Polish) Maximiliano, Miguel, Nicolau, Micael, Miguelito, Nico(Portuguese) Mihai, Mihail, Nicolae, Mihăiță, Neculai, Nicu, Nicușor(Romanian) Michail, Mikhail, Nikolai, Nikolay, Kolya, Maksimilian, 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(Slovak) Maksimilijan, Mihael, Miklavž, Nikola, Nikolaj, Maks, Miha, Nik, Niko(Slovene) Maikel, Maximiliano, Miguel, Nicolás, Maxi, Miguelito, Nico(Spanish) Maximilian, Michael, Mikael, Niklas, Claes, Kai, Klas, Max, Micael, Milian, Nicklas, Niclas, Nils(Swedish) Mikail(Turkish) Mikhailo, Mykhailo, Mykhaylo, Mykola, Mykhail(Ukrainian) Meical(Welsh)
Name Days
Hungary: October 12