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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. Masculine given name For a list of people with the given name, see List of people with given name Michael. For other uses, see Michael (disambiguation). Michael Archangel Michael Pronunciation German: [ˈmɪçaːʔeːl, -ʔɛl] Gender Male Origin Word/name Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל ...
The name is particularly common in French (from where the standard English pronunciation is derived), German (already in Middle High German), Dutch, and Afrikaans. In these instances Michel is equivalent to the English personal name Michael, although in Dutch the name Michaël is also common. Mitxel is the Basque form of Michael.
This is a set of lists of English personal and place names having spellings that are counterintuitive to their pronunciation because the spelling does not accord with conventional pronunciation associations. Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages.
The usual Latin feminine form of the name was Michaela, with Michael the vernacular form for both men and women. The name was given in reference to the archangel Michael, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. The usual French feminine form of the name was Micheline. The name Michelle was rare until the 20th century.
Michael, Michel, Michelle, Michelangelo, Mickey, Shelley Michele ( pronounced [miˈkɛːle] ) is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael . Michele (usually pronounced / m ɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ l / mish- EL ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle .
Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael"
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Michaela Modjeska Paetsch with her mouth on the violin pegs, 1962. Michaela (Hebrew מיכאלה) is a female given name.It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God".