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Michael

/ˈmaɪkəl/ · name

Meaning

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. An archangel associated with defending the faithful in the tribulation.
  3. A surname transferred from the given name.
  4. 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.

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