Michael

The given name Michael or Micha'el (מיכאל "who is like God?" or "likened unto God", Standard Hebrew Miḫaʾel, Tiberian Hebrew Mîḵāʾēl; Septuagint Greek Μιχαηλ, Mikhaēl) derives from the name of the archangel Michael mentioned in the Bible, who is also considered a saint by Catholics. The name has been particularly popular in Orthodox nations, and was bourne by several rulers of the Byzantine and Russian empires.

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1 Other forms of the name Michael 2 Notable people named Michael 3 Byzantine Emperors 4 Russian Emperors

Other forms of the name Michael

• Meical - Welsh\n*Michael - German\n*Michal - Polish and Czech\n*Micheal - Scottish\n*Mícheál - Irish\n*Michel - French\n*Michele - Italian\n*Michiel - Dutch\n*Miguel - Spanish and Portuguese\n*Mihael - Slovenian\n*Mihai - Romanian\n*Mihajlo - Serbian\n*Mihaly - Hungarian\n*Mihovil - Croatian\n*Mikael - Swedish\n*Mikala - Hawaiian\n*Miķelis - Latvian\n*Mikalos - Lithuanian\n*Mikel - Basque\n*Mikelo - Esperanto\n*Mikhail - Russian\n*Mikkel - Scandinavian\n*Mikko - Finnish\n*Mikail - Turkish\n*Mygal - Cornish\n*Mykhailo - Ukrainian

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Notable people named Michael

Byzantine Emperors

• Michael I (811-813) \n*Michael II (811-813) \n*Michael III (820-829)\n*Michael IV (1034-1041)\n*Michael V (1041-1042)\n*Michael VI (1056-1057)\n*Michael VII (1067-1078)\n*Michael VIII Palaeologus (1259-1282)\n*Michael Blaine the Great Born 1985 - Resides on Vashon

Russian Emperors

• Michael I (1613-1645)\n*Michael II (1917)

Prince Michael of Kent is a prominent member of the British Royal Family. He was named in honor of the last tsar and speaks fluent Russian.