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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 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.
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).
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 .
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Michael, Mick, Micky, Mike, Mikey (English equivalent) Ultimately from Hebrew Mikha'el. [300] Muiris Maurice (English equivalent) From Maurice. [301] Nioclás Nicholas (English equivalent) From Greek Nicholas. [302] Nollaig: Noel (English equivalent) From Latin nātālis. Oilibhéar Oliver (English-language equivalent) Derived from Oliver. [303 ...
Suffix theophory in El results in Michael (Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל, Modern: Mikha'el, Tiberian: Mîḵāʼēl), meaning "who is like god". In German and Dutch, Micah is spelled Micha and the ch in the name is pronounced either [ʃ] or [x]; the first is more common in female names, the latter in male names. The name is not as common as Michael ...
Mícheál Ó hEithir, the Irish name of Michael O'Hehir (1920–1996), Irish sports commentator and journalist Mícheál O'Higgins , Irish judge and lawyer Mícheál Ó hUanacháin (born 1944), Irish poet and journalist