Origin of the name Klaus

German short form of Nicholas.

Name equivalents in different languages

cz: Mikolas, Mikula, Mikulas
de: Claus, Klaas, Klaus
en: Colin, Collin, Nicholas
fr: Nicholas, Nicolas, Nicolaus
hu: Miklos, Nikola
it: Niccolo, Nico, Nicola
li: Mikalojus, Nikolajus
pl: Mikolaj
ru: Kolenka, Kolka, Kolya
sk: Miki, Mikulas, Nikola