Michael
/ˈmaɪkəl/ · name
Meaning
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- An archangel associated with defending the faithful in the tribulation.
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A parish and sheading of the Isle of Man.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí) Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-) Proto-Semitic *ʔil- Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él) Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor. Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor. Latin Michāēl Old French Michelbor. ▲ Latin Michāēl Latin Michāhēlbor. Old English Michahel Middle English Michael English Michael From Middle English Michael, from Old French Michel, Old English Michahel, from their source Latin Michaēl, Michāhēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”). Doublet of Miguel and Mikhail.
- מִיכָאֵל(hbo)→
- Μιχαήλ(Ancient Greek)→
- Michaēl,Michāhēl(la)→
- Michahel(Old English)→
- Michel(Old French)→
- Michael(Middle English)→
- Michael (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der, der, der, der
Related words
Michael(Middle English)Michel(Old French)Michahel(Old English)Michaēl,Michāhēl(la)Μιχαήλ(Ancient Greek)מִיכָאֵל(hbo)مايكل(Arabic)Michael(Cebuano)米高(Chinese)邁克爾(Chinese)麥可(Chinese)Michalis(English)Michael(French)Michel(French)Michael(Italian)Mihails(Latvian)Maicol(Portuguese)Maicon(Portuguese)Майкл(Russian)
Descendant words
- مايكل(Arabic) (bor)
- Michael(Cebuano) (der)
- 米高(Chinese) (bor)
- 邁克爾(Chinese) (bor)
- 麥可(Chinese) (bor)
- Michalis(English) (cog)
- Michael(French) (bor)
- Michel(French) (cog)
- Michael(Italian) (bor)
- Mihails(Latvian) (cog)
- Maicol(Portuguese) (bor)
- Maicon(Portuguese) (bor)
- Майкл(Russian) (bor)
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