Michael
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English Michael, from Old French Michel, Old English Michahel, and directly from their source Latin Michaēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mikhāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”). Doublet of Mikhail.
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Michael (countable and uncountable, plural Michaels)
- (countable) A male given name from Hebrew.
- 1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed: The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 212:
- Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel or Michael, giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality.
- 2008, Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 498:
- He works in the steelworks, the boyfriend, on the factory floor. I'd say that was quite unusual, he's called Michael. Insists on that, he does, not being called Mike or Micky or Mick, pretends not to hear you, then, "No, my name's actually Michael."
- 2015 August 25, Sue Grafton, X, Penguin, →ISBN, page 277:
- He looked more like a Michael; big guy, dark-haired, good posture, his back ramrod straight.
- (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) An archangel associated with defending the faithful in the tribulation.
- Synonyms: Provost of Heaven, Provost of Paradise, Saint Michael
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Daniel 12:1:
- And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 12:7:
- And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon.
- A surname transferred from the given name.
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Statistics edit
- Michael is the most common given name in the United States, with an estimated 3.8 million people bearing this name. [1]
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Michael, from Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, “who is like God?”).
Proper noun edit
Michael
- a male given name from Hebrew
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Michael.
Czech edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgate Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).
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Michael m anim
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Michael | Michaelové |
genitive | Michaela | Michaelů |
dative | Michaelovi, Michaelu | Michaelům |
accusative | Michaela | Michaely |
vocative | Michaeli | Michaelové |
locative | Michaelovi, Michaelu | Michaelech |
instrumental | Michaelem | Michaely |
Further reading edit
Danish edit
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Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin Michael, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, “who is like God?”).
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Michael
- a common Danish male given name
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- (male given names) Mike, Mikkel
- (female given names) Michala, Michella, Michelle
- (surnames) Michaelsen, Mikkelsen
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- [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 60 908 males with the given name Michael (compared to 9 297 named Mikael) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
French edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Michael.
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Michael m
- a male given name from English of modern usage
German edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgate Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, literally “who is like God?”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪçaˌeːl/, /-ˌɛl/, [ˈmɪ.çaˌ(ʔ)eːl], [-ˌ(ʔ)ɛl]
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mi‧cha‧el
Proper noun edit
Michael m (proper noun, strong, genitive Michaels, feminine Michaela)
- a male given name of common usage
- (biblical) Michael the Archangel
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Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from English Michael.
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Michael m or f by sense
- A male given name and surname in English
Etymology 2 edit
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Michael m or f by sense
- A male given name and surname in German
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- Michahēl (the spelling used in some Vulgate)
- Michaël (used to signal that ae is not to be read as /e/ in Ecclesiastical pronunciation)
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mikhāḗl), from the Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmi.kʰa.eːl/, [ˈmɪkʰäeːɫ̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ka.el/, [ˈmiːkäel]
Proper noun edit
Michaēl m sg (genitive Michaēlis); third declension
- a male given name from Hebrew: Michael
- ante AD 405, Biblia Vulgata, Num. 13:14:
- De tribu Aser, Sthur, filium Michahel.
- Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. ― World English Bible translation (Num. 13:13)
- De tribu Aser, Sthur, filium Michahel.
- ante AD 405, Biblia Vulgata, Num. 13:14:
- (biblical) the Archangel Michael
- ante AD 407, Biblia Vulgata, Dan. 10:13:
- Princeps autem regni Persarum restitit mihi viginti et uno diebus; et, ecce, Michahel, unus de principibus primis, venit in adiutorium meum: et ego remansi ibi iuxta regem Persarum.
- But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia. ― World English Bible translation
- Princeps autem regni Persarum restitit mihi viginti et uno diebus; et, ecce, Michahel, unus de principibus primis, venit in adiutorium meum: et ego remansi ibi iuxta regem Persarum.
- ante AD 407, Biblia Vulgata, Dan. 10:13:
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Michaēl |
Genitive | Michaēlis |
Dative | Michaēlī |
Accusative | Michaēlem |
Ablative | Michaēle |
Vocative | Michaēl |
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- Italian: Michele
- Old French: Michel
- French: Michel
- Portuguese: Miguel
- Albanian: Mëhill
- Sicilian: Micheli
- Spanish: Miguel
- → Danish: Michael
- → English: Michael
- → Czech: Michael
- → Finnish: Mikael
- → German: Michael
- → Icelandic: Mikael
- → Irish: Micheál
- → Japanese: ミカエル (Mikaeru)
- → Korean: 미카엘 (Mika'el)
- → Latvian: Miķelis
- → Norwegian: Mikael
- → Polabian: Maixăl
- → Polish: Michał
- → Swedish: Mikael
References edit
- “Michāēl”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Michael in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Michael”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Middle English edit
Proper noun edit
Michael
- Alternative form of Michel
Norwegian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgate Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, “who is like God?”).
Proper noun edit
Michael
- a male given name, variant of Mikael
References edit
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [3] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 4192 males with the given name Michael (compared to 2365 named Mikael) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Swedish edit
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Etymology edit
From Vulgate Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, “who is like God?”). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 13th century.
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Michael c (genitive Michaels)
- a male given name, a less common spelling of Mikael
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [4] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 38 690 males with the given name Michael (compared to 126 744 named Mikael) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on May 19th, 2011.