Michael

Michael \mic-hae(l), mi-cha-el\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Michael can also be used as a short names for girl name, however it is significantly morefor boys. Its pronunciation is MAYKahL (English) or MIHK-aaehL (German) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Michael: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Michael?

Michael is used predominantly in the Czech, English, French, German, and Yiddish languages, and its origin is Hebrew. The name is of the meaning who is like God?. Biblical name derived from the elements 'miy' meaning who ; 'el' meaning God, powerful. Mikhael (Hebrew) is an old form of Michael. The name was borne in the Bible by the archangel Michael, who is regarded by Roman Catholics as a saint. In the medieval period, he was often considered as the field commander of the army of God and the patron saint of soldiers. The name was thus popular with early Christian military leaders, including eight Byzantine emperors and the founder of the House of Romanov in Russia. Various forms of the name came into use throughout Europe. Among English speakers, the name was first adopted as early as the 12th century; it saw a slight dip in popularity in the 19th century before a revival in the 20th. In Ireland, the short form Mick has traditionally been used as a byname for an Irishman or a Catholic Irishman, reflecting the long-standing popularity of the name. See what does the name Michael mean for more info. The name nicknames for Michaela (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) is the female form of Michael. The name Michael is used to a great extent; it has 136 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English consist of name Maichail meaning, Makai name, baby name Makell, Mc Kale definition, Mckale definition, Mekhi name popularity, what does the name Michaelangelo mean, name Michaele origin, Michaell name popularity, Michale meaning of name, name Micheal meaning (also used in Irish and Scottish), Michelangelo definition, Michelet name, nicknames for Mickael, short names for Mickel (also used in Scandinavian), Micki name, name Mickie, baby name Micko, short names for Mikal, name Mikeal meaning (also used in Irish), short names for Mikel (also used in Basque), Mikhael meaning and origin, Mikhail name (also used in Greek, Russian, and Slavic), what does the name Miko mean, Mikol meaning, Miksa meaning, Miky name, Misael meaning and origin, name Mischa origin (also used in German and Russian), Mitch name popularity, Mitchel meaning and origin, what does the name Mitchell mean, name Mícheál origin (also used in Gaelic and Irish), what does the name Mychael mean, name Mykel origin, Mykell meaning, Mykelti meaning, meaning of Myscha, and nicknames for Mysha. Other English forms consist of the contractions Mick meaning of name (also used in Irish), Midge meaning, and name Mike meaning, the pet forms meaning of Michel (also used in Czech, French, and German), meaning of Mickey (also used in Irish, and Spanish), name Micky origin, Mikey meaning of name, Miles definition, name Misha origin (also used in Hebrew, and Russian), and meaning of Myke, and the variant spellings nicknames for Mical, what does the name Mychal mean, and Mykal meaning and origin. Foreign variants of Michael consist of Dumichel name variations (French), baby name Machas (Polish), Maikel pronounciation (Dutch), Makis name (Greek), Meical name popularity (Welsh), short names for Mica (Hebrew), nicknames for Micah (Hebrew), Michaël definition (Dutch), Michail meaning (Greek and Russian), Michak meaning and origin (Polish), name Michal origin (Czech, Polish, and Slavic), name Michalek (Polish), Michales definition (Greek), short names for Michalis (Greek), Michau meaning (French), Miche name popularity (Italian), Micheil meaning and origin (Gaelic and Scottish), Michele pronounciation (Italian), short names for Michiel (Dutch), Micho name variations (Spanish), nicknames for Michon (French), Mickaël meaning of name (French), Miesha pronounciation (Russian), name Mietek origin (Polish), short names for Miguel (Portuguese and Spanish), Migui meaning of name (Spanish), short names for Mihael (Slavic), Mihai meaning and origin (Romanian), Mihail meaning and origin (Greek, Romanian, and Slavic), Mihailo meaning and origin (Slavic and Ukrainian), name Mihails origin (Latvian), name Mihajlo (Slavic), what does the name Mihal mean (Hungarian), Mihalje meaning (Scandinavian), Mihaly name variations (Hungarian), Mihangel meaning (Welsh), name Mihas meaning (Romanian), Mihály name (Hungarian), baby name Mihhaelo (Esperanto), name Mihkel (Estonian), Miho meaning (Slavic), Mihovil definition (Slavic), name Mikael (Finnish and Scandinavian), baby name Mikaere (Maori), nicknames for Mikail (Russian), Mikaili meaning (African), meaning of Mikala (Hawaiian), Mikelis meaning and origin (Latvian), Mikell definition (Basque), Mikelo meaning of name (Esperanto), nicknames for Mikhailo (Ukrainian), Mikhalis definition (Greek), short names for Mikhalka (Russian), Mikheil pronounciation (Georgian), Mikhos meaning (Greek), Miki name (Spanish), Mikk name (Estonian), name Mikkel origin (Scandinavian), Mikko meaning (Finnish), nicknames for Miks (Latvian), Mikus name popularity (Latvian), name Milkins (Latvian), name Milko (Czech), Min meaning (Czech), Minka meaning (Czech), Mique name variations (Spanish), Miquel definition (Catalan), name Misa (Czech), Misi meaning (Hungarian), Miska name variations (Hungarian), name Misko origin (Czech), Miso pronounciation (Czech), what does the name Mitxel mean (Basque), name Mìcheal meaning (Scottish), Mychajlo meaning and origin (Latvian), what does the name Myghal mean (Cornish), name Mykhaila origin (Ukrainian), Mykhailo meaning (Ukrainian), and Mykolas definition (Lithuanian). Specific foreign forms consist of the contraction Micha meaning (German and Hebrew), the pet forms Maik name variations (German), Mihaita definition (Romanian), and Mika name popularity (Finnish and Russian), and the variant spelling Micael name popularity (Portuguese). See also the related form, Demichael meaning of name. Michael is very popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1920s up to the 1960s. At the peak of its usage in 1969, 4.656% of baby boys were given the name Michael. Its ranking then was #1. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was only 0.842% and its ranking #3, however it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Michael was more widely used than the next most popular name, Micah meaning and origin, by 5 times. Michael has predominantly been a baby boy name in the past century. In 1994, baby boys named Michael outnumbered girls by 221 times.

The following famous people share the name Michael:

• Actor Robert Blake, born Michael James Vijencio Gubitosi, 18 September 1933, Nutley, New Jersey
• Actor Michael Caine, born Maurice Micklewhite, 14 March 1933, London, England
• Actor Michael Chiklis, born 30 August 1963, Lowell, Massachusetts
• Actor Michael Douglas, born 25 September 1944, New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Actor Michael Ealy, born 3 August 1973, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Actor Michael J
• Fox, born 9 June 1961, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Actor Michael Keaton, born Michael Keaton Douglas, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
• Actor Michael Richards, born 24 July 1949, Culver City, California
• Actor M
• Emmet Walsh, born Michael Emmet Walsh, 22 March 1935, Ogsdensburg, New York
• Actor Michael Redgrave, born 20 March 1908, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

List of baby names that sound like Michael:

name Michaele, nicknames for Michaël (Dutch), Micheal name popularity (English, Irish, and Scottish), nicknames for Micheil (Gaelic and Scottish), nicknames for Mykal (English), what does the name Mykel mean (English), nicknames for Macawlay (English), nicknames for MacCall, name MacColl meaning, Maccoll meaning, MacElroy name, nicknames for Macelroy, nicknames for MacGill, what does the name Macgill mean, Maciel name variations, name MacKile origin, name MacKyle meaning, baby name Mackile, short names for Mackswel, and Mackswell name popularity.

The baby name Michael fun facts:

The name Michael in reverse order is "Leahcim".

The numerological value of the name Michael is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Michael?

Michael is in the top names in USA.