Michael name - Meaning of Michael
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- MIE-kəl (English) , MI-khah-el (German)
- Michael Meaning
- From the Hebrew name (Mikha'el) meaning "who is like God?". This is a rhetorical question, implying no person is like God. Michael is one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers. The popularity of the saint led to the name being used by nine Byzantine emperors, including Michael Viii Palaeologus who restored the empire in the 13th century. It has been common in Western Europe since the Middle Ages, and in England since the 12th century. It has been borne (in various spellings) by rulers of Russia (spelled), Romania ( Mihai), Poland ( Michał), and Portugal ( Miguel). Other bearers of this name include the British chemist/physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867), musician Michael Jackson (1958-2009), and basketball player Michael Jordan (1963-). Michael is ultimately derived from Hebrew and means "which man is like God?", which is a rhetorical question suggesting a negative answer. As a masculine given name Michael has been popular over centuries and in different spellings all over the world. Recent famous bearers include the basketball player Michael Jordan, as well as the American musician Michael Jackson.
Michael Related Names
Variants: Micheal (English), Mikael, Mikkel (Swedish), Mikael, Mikkel (Norwegian), Mikael, Mikkel (Danish), Maikel, Michaël, Michiel (Dutch), Michal (Czech), Mikhael (Biblical Greek)
Diminutives: Mick, Mickey, Micky, Mike, Mikey (English), Michel, Michi (German), Mick (Dutch)
Feminine Forms: Michaela, Mikki, Makayla, Mckayla, Michayla, Mikayla, Mikhaila (English), Michaela, Michi (German), Michaela, Mikaela (Swedish), Mikaela (Norwegian), Mikaela, Mikkeline (Danish), Michaela, Michala (Czech)
Other Languages: Mikel, Mitxel (Basque), Mikha'el (Biblical Hebrew), Mihail, Mikhail (Bulgarian), Miquel (Catalan), Myghal (Cornish), Mihael, Mihajlo, Mihovil, Miho, Mijo (Croatian), Miĥaelo, Mikelo, Miĉjo (Esperanto), Mihkel (Estonian), Mikael, Mika, Mikko, Miska (Finnish), Michel, Michaël, Mickaël (French), Mikheil, Misho (Georgian), Michail, Michalis, Mihail, Mihalis (Greek), Mikala (Hawaiian), Mikha'el (Hebrew), Mihály, Miksa, Misi, Miska (Hungarian), Mícheál (Irish), Michele (Italian), Mihails, Miķelis (Latvian), Mykolas (Lithuanian), Mihail (Macedonian), Mikaere (Maori), Michel (Medieval French), Michał (Polish), Miguel, Miguelito (Portuguese), Mihai, Mihail, Mihăiță (Romanian), Mikhail, Misha (Russian), Mihkkal (Sami), Mìcheal, Micheil (Scottish), Mihailo, Mihajlo, Mijo (Serbian), Michal (Slovak), Mihael, Miha (Slovene), Miguel, Miguelito (Spanish), Mikhailo, Mykhailo, Mykhaylo (Ukrainian), Meical (Welsh)
Michael Celebrities
Michael J. Fox - actor, Michael Jackson - musician, Michael Jordan - basketball player, Michael Douglas - actor, Michael Caine - actor, Michael Keaton - actor, Michael Landon - actor, Michael Phelps - swimmer,
