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"Michael"........... Given Name
Pronunciation /maɪkəl/
Gender Male
Meaning "Who is like God"
Origin Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל‎ (mee-KHA-el)
Nicknames Mike, Mick, Mikey, Mickey, Mickie, Mic, Mischka
Michael or Micha'el is a given name that comes from Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל‎ (mee-KHA-el), meaning "Who is like God" .[1]There are various forms of the name: Arabic: ميخائيل / ميكال‎‎; Latin: Michael; Septuagint Greek: Μιχαηλ (Mikhaēl); Portuguese or Spanish: Miguel; Turkish: Mikail; Irish Micheál; Russian: Михаил (Mikha'il); Hebrew: מיכאל (Mikha'el); Gaelic: Michiel; Italian: Michele; Dutch: Michiel; Armenian: Միքայել (Mikayel); Catalan: Miquel; French: Michel; Polish: Michał; Macedonian: Михаил (Mihail).
The name first appears in the Bible, Numbers 13 verse 13, where Sethur the son of Michael is one of twelve spies sent into the Land of Canaan. The Archangel Michael, referred to later in the Bible (Daniel 12 verse 1), is considered a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. 29 September is the feast day of the three archangels, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. "Saint Michael" can also refer to Michael HyDinh-Ho and Michael My Huy Nguyen, two of the Vietnamese Martyrs.
In English it is sometimes shortened to Mike or, especially in Ireland, Mick. Female forms of Michael include Michelle, Michaela, Mechelle, Micheline, and Michaelle, although there are women with the name Michael, such as Michael Learned.
Surnames that come from Michael include Carmichael, Dimichele, MacMichael, McMichael, Micallef, Michaelson, Mikhaylov and Mitchell.