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The baby name Mik is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mɪk/.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Pronunciation: /mɪk/

What is the meaning of the name Mik ?

The baby name Mik is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mɪk/.

Mik is in Origin.

Mik is a clipped, pan-European short form found across Scandinavia, the Low Countries, and Central/Eastern Europe. Most often it truncates Michael/Mikael/Mikkel, from Hebrew Mikha'el, meaning "Who is like God?" In Hungarian and Slavic settings it can also abbreviate Miklós, Mikołaj, or Mikuláš (cognates of Nicholas) from Greek Nikolaos, "victory of the people." Because it arises as a hypocoristic, Mik is flexible in gender in contemporary use, though traditionally masculine.

As a standalone given name, Mik gained ground in the 20th century, offering a sleek feel with deep roots. Variants include Mick, Mic, Miki, and Miko; related full forms are Michael/Mikael/Mikkel, Mikko, Mikołaj, Miklós, and Mikuláš. Use is modest across northern and central Europe and in English-speaking countries as an alternative to Mick.

Mik has the following similar or variant Names

Mik – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
LT Boys 0 #149 3 2,166
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
MT Boys 0 #177 3 4,064
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
PL 0 #210 3 2,600
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
LU Boys 0 #217 4 4,970
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
AO Boys 0 #247 3 5,568
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
KZ Boys 0 #277 13 6,578
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
DK Boys 0 #284 42 7,401
CZ Boys 0 #286 19 6,530
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
PL Boys 0 #315 21 6,459
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #329 4 5,862
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
PH Boys 0 #354 30 11,440
HK 0 #355 3 8,483
GH Boys 0 #358 4 8,138
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
MU Boys 0 #363 7 8,477
PH Girls 0 #367 24 13,098
PT Boys 0 #375 7 7,951
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
RU Boys 0 #399 107 12,621
BO 0 #403 6 6,868
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
Germany 0 #428 10 2,542
Austria Boys 0 #433 10 2,180
MX 0 #443 3 8,339
SD Boys 0 #460 7 10,523
AR Boys 0 #480 4 7,628
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
HK Boys 0 #512 16 12,905
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Girls 0 #519 5 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
UY Girls 0 #529 8 6,731
IR Boys 0 #535 18 10,162
PS Boys 0 #536 13 10,655
AE Girls 0 #540 14 20,968
IR Girls 0 #542 4 8,334
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
KW Girls 0 #554 8 19,177
LY 0 #554 6 12,703
BD Boys 0 #566 11 10,045
CM Boys 0 #570 6 12,054
BO Boys 0 #574 19 9,244
AR Girls 0 #581 19 8,289
BH 0 #582 6 17,937
IL Boys 0 #592 16 10,983
SG Girls 0 #627 6 18,916
IL Girls 0 #639 7 11,648
HK Girls 0 #647 4 16,104
BO Girls 0 #649 3 9,488
LB 0 #649 10 13,263
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
CL Boys 0 #656 10 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #657 11 13,071
IT 0 #670 45 4,183
SG Boys 0 #680 18 17,960
QA Boys 0 #688 20 18,093
KW Boys 0 #754 16 18,755
SY 0 #760 8 11,684
BR Boys 0 #778 8 12,213
TN 0 #818 12 13,765
Germany Girls 0 #826 13 4,949
NL Boys 0 #829 123 5,873
EG Boys 0 #833 54 15,035
PE Boys 0 #849 30 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #879 74 5,697
Spain Boys 0 #885 46 5,610
IT Boys 0 #909 595 10,046
NL Girls 0 #910 46 5,933
OM Boys 0 #910 9 17,948
SA Girls 0 #914 22 25,931
NG Boys 0 #935 17 16,906
MX Boys 0 #941 42 16,355
MY Girls 0 #969 26 24,821
CO Boys 0 #974 8 15,656
BR Girls 0 #987 6 12,708
EG Girls 0 #1,001 9 14,742
IN Boys 0 #1,031 9 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,061 51 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,072 21 22,615
MA 0 #1,072 57 20,986
DZ 0 #1,141 36 20,130
CO Girls 0 #1,148 5 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,150 29 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,167 17 17,781
TR 0 #1,202 10 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,353 94 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,553 62 28,008

Mik is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Mik

Mik is predominantly a boy's name.
Mik is a one syllable name, pronounced /mɪk/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mike, Mick, Mikey, Mikko and Mikkel.
Across languages, Mik has these equivalents: Michael (English), Miguel (Spanish), Michel (French), Michele (Italian), Mikhail (Russian), and 3 more.