Michael
Synonyms:
Michael, mee-kha-AYL, מִיכָאֵל
Michael (Wikipedia)
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| Pronunciation | /ˈmaɪkəl/ German: [ˈmɪçaːʔeːl, -ʔɛl] |
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| Gender | Male |
| Word/name | Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל (Mikha'el) |
| Meaning | "Who is like God?" |
| Nickname(s) | Mic, Micha, Mick, Mickey, Micki, Mickie, Mike, Mikey, Miki, Mikki, Miko, Mitch, Mitt |
| Related names | Machiel, Michaela, Michelangelo, Michal, Michał, Mícheál, Michel, Michele, Michelle, Michiel, Miguel, Mihael, Mihai, Mihailo, Mihajlo, Mihalis, Mihály, Mihkel, Mihovil, Miika, Mikael, Mykael, Mikel, Mikhail or Mihail (Михаил), Mikkel, Mikko, Misha, Mitchell |
Michael is a masculine given name that comes from Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל (Mīkhāʼēl [miχaˈʔel]), derived from the question מי כאל mī kāʼēl, meaning "Who is like God?".
Patronymic surnames that come from Michael include Carmichael, DiMichele, MacMichael, McMichael, Michaels, Micallef, Michaelson, Michalka, Michels, Mihály, Mikeladze, Mikhaylov, Mikkelsen, Mitchell, Michalski, Mykhaylenko and Mikaelyan.