Around the world, Mikołaj (Николай 
, Mikołaj 
, Mikolaj 
) is a prevalent masculine forename. The first name Mikołaj is habitual in Russia, where it is a prevalent male name, Kazakhstan, and Bulgaria, where it is a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. Much less frequently, Mikołaj is the last name as well as the forename.
Mikołaj is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Николай | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| Mikołaj | United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, United States, Sweden |
| Mikolaj | United Kingdom, Poland, Croatia, United States, Slovakia |
| Миколай | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Armenia |
Mich, Mikalai, Mikalaj, Mikalay, Mikalojus, Mikałaj, Miklavž, Miklos, Miklós, Mikola, Mikuláš, Mikuć, Mikławš, Mykola, Mykoła, Niccolo, Niccolò, Nicholas, Nickel, Nicolaas, Nicolae, Nicolaes, Nicolai, Nicolas, Nicolau, Nicolaus, Nicolay, Nicolino, Nicolo, Nicolás, Nicolò, Nicos, Nicu, Niels, Nikola, Nikolai, Nikolai, Nikolaj, Nikolaj, Nikolajs, Nikolajus, Nikolao, Nikolaos, Nikolas, Nikolass, Nikolaus, Nikolay, Nikolaz, Nikolaï, Nikolos, Nikoloz,
Mikołaj is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nicholai Zinoviev , the fictional character from the video game series Resident Evil, Resident Evil 3; Nikolai Rostov , the fictional character from War and Peace; Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky , the father of Prince Andrey Bolkonsky, War and Peace; Nikolai Sergueych Ikhmenev , the character from Dostoyevsky's Humiliated and Insulted and Nikolai Orelov , the Assassin’s Creed character, Assassin's Creed, and in many other works.
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| mikołaj of bogoria and skotnik Polish noble (b. 1291) |
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mikołaj kurowski Polish archbishop and politician, PL (b. 1355) |
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mikołaj trąba Polish archbishop, PL (b. 1358) |
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| mikołaj ii of górka (b. 1301) |
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mikołaj cebulka (b. 1380) |
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| mikołaj of ściborz (b. 1350) |
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| mikołaj of michałów (b. 1350) |
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| mikołaj z ryńska Germanic noble, PL (b. 1360) |
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| mikołaj venatoris (b. 1350) |
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| mikołaj drozdek (b. 1360) |
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| mikołaj z pyzdr PL (b. 1363) |
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| mikołaj kiczka Polish noble, PL (b. 1382) |
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mikołaj obilman PL (b. 1435) |
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| mikołaj z łęczycy PL (b. 1387) |
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