Mikołaj
Origin
Polish
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
victory of the people (Polish form of Nicholas)
Sources list Mikołaj among the forms of Nicholas (Polish).
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mikołaj has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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