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{{also|Michaël}}
==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en|Michaell}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|Michael}}, from {{der|en|fro|Michel}}, {{der|en|ang|Michahel}}, and directly from their source {{der|en|la|Michaēl}}, from {{der|en|grc|Μιχαήλ|Μῐχᾱήλ}}, from {{der|en|hbo|מִיכָאֵל|tr=mîḵāʾēl|lit=who is like God?}}. {{doublet|en|Mikhail}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|mīʹkəl}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈmaɪkəl/|[ˈmɐɪ.kɫ̩]}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-Michael.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪkəl|s=2}}

===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun|~}}

# {{lb|en|countable}} {{given name|en|male|from=Hebrew}}.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1629|author=[[w:Thomas Adams (clergyman)|Thomas Adams]]|title=Meditations upon Creed: The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862)|volume=3|page=212
|passage=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.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2008|author=w:Philip Hensher|title=The Northern Clemency|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=9780007174799|page=498
|passage=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'''."}}
#* {{quote-book|en|date=2015-08-25|author=Sue Grafton|title=X|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9781101614341|page=277
|text=He looked more like a '''Michael'''; big guy, dark-haired, good posture, his back ramrod straight.}}
# {{lb|en|Judaism|Christianity|Islam}} An [[archangel]] associated with defending the faithful in the [[tribulation]].
#: {{syn|en|[[provost|Provost]] of [[heaven|Heaven]]|[[provost|Provost]] of [[paradise|Paradise]]|Saint Michael}}
#* {{RQ:King James Version|Daniel|12|1|passage=And at that time shall '''Michael''' stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people.}}
#* {{RQ:King James Version|Revelation|12|7|passage=And there was war in heaven: '''Michael''' and his angels fought against the dragon.}}
# {{surname|en|from=given names}}.

====Derived terms====
{{col3|en|Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels
|Creech St Michael
|[[Kirkmichael]], [[Kirk Michael]]
|Michael acceptor
|Michael addition
|Michael donor
|Michael reaction
|[[St Michael Penkevil]], [[St Michael Penkivel]]
|St Michael's
|St Michael's Mount
|St Michael's on Wyre
|Stoke St Michael
|take the Michael
|Michaels
|Michaelson
}}

====Related terms====
{{col3|en|title=pet forms
|Mick
|Mickey
|Micky
|Mike
|Mikey}}
{{col2|en|title=variants
|Michell
|Miles
|Mitchell
}}
{{col3|en|title=feminine forms
|Michaela
|Michele
|Michelle
}}

====Descendants====
{{rel-top|transliterations from English}}
* {{desc|hy|Մայքլ}}
* {{desc|el|Μάικλ}}
{{rel-bottom}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|male given name}}
* Albanian: {{t|sq|Mhill|m}}, {{t|sq|Mëhill|m}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مِيكَائِيل}}, {{t|ar|مِيخَائِيل|m}}, {{t|ar|مِيكَال|m}}, {{t|ar|مَايْكِل|m}} {{qualifier|English name}}, {{t|ar|مِيشَال|m}} {{qualifier|French name}}, {{t|ar|مِيشِيل|m}} {{qualifier|French name}}
* Aragonese: {{t|an|Miguel|m}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|Միքայել}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|Mikayıl}}
* Basque: {{t+|eu|Mikel}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|Міхаі́л}}
* Breton: {{t|br|Michel|m}}, {{t+|br|Mikael|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|Михаил}}, {{qualifier|English name}} {{t|bg|Ма́йкъл|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|Miquel|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|米高|tr=mai5 gou1}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|麥可|tr=Màikě}}, {{t+|cmn|邁克爾|tr=Màikè'ěr}}
* Cornish: {{t|kw|Mygal}}
* Corsican: {{t|co|Micheli|m}}, {{t|co|Michele|m}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|Michal|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|Michael}}, {{t|da|Mikael}}, {{t|da|Mikkel}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|Michiel}}, {{t+|nl|Michaël}}, {{t+|nl|Michel}}, {{t+|nl|Maikel}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|Mikelo}}, {{t|eo|Miĥaelo}}, {{t|eo|Mikaelo}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|Miikael}}, {{t|et|Mihkel}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|Mikkjal}}, {{t|fo|Mikal}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|Mikko}}
* French: {{t+|fr|Michel|m}}, {{t+|fr|Michaël|m}}
*: Old French: {{t|fro|Michiel|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|Miguel|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მიხეილი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Michael|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|Μιχαήλ|m}}, {{t+|el|Μιχάλης|m}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|Μιχαήλ|m}}
* Greenlandic: {{t|kl|Mikaali}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|Mikaʻele}}, {{t|haw|Mikala}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|מיכאל|tr=Mîḵāʾēl}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|Mihály}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|Michael}}, {{t+|is|Mikael}}, {{t+|is|Mikjáll}}
* Inuktitut: {{t|iu|ᒥᑲᐃᓪ}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|Micheál|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|Michele|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|マイケル|tr=Maikeru}}, {{qualifier|English name}} {{t|ja|マイクル|tr=Maikuru}} <!-- belongs at [[Michel]] {{t|ja|ミシェル|tr=Misheru}} {{qualifier|French name}} -->
* Korean: {{t|ko|^마이클}} {{qualifier|English name}}, {{t|ko|^미카일}}
* Latin: {{t|la|Michaēl|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|Miķelis|m}}, {{qualifier|English name}} {{t|lv|Maikls|m}}
* Leonese: {{t|roa-leo|Micael}}, {{t|roa-leo|Migel}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|Mikalos}}, {{t+|lt|Mykolas|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|Ми́хаил|m}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|Mikail}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|Mikiel}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|Mikaere}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|Michel}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|Miché|m}} {{qualifier|Jersey}}, {{t|nrf|Michi}} {{q|Continental Normandy}}
* Northern Sami: {{t|se|Mihkkal}}, {{t|se|Mikkal}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|Mikael}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|Miquèl|m}}, {{t+|oc|Miquèu|m}}, {{t|oc|Micheu|m}}
* Old High German: {{t|goh|Michel|m}}
* Old Leonese: {{t|roa-ole|Migael}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|میکائیل|tr=mikâ'il}}, {{t|fa|مایکل|tr=mâykel}} {{qualifier|English name}}
* Piedmontese: {{t|pms|Michel}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|Michał|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|Miguel|m}}, {{t+|pt|Maicon|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|Mihai|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|Михаи́л|m}} {{qualifier|cognate}}, {{t+|ru|Майкл|m}} {{qualifier|English name}}
* Sardinian: {{t|sc|Micheli|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|Mìcheal|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|Михајло|m}}, {{t|sh|Миховил|m}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|Mihajlo|m}}, {{t|sh|Mihovil|m}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|Michal|m}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|Mihael|alt=Míchael|m}}, {{t+|sl|Míha|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|Miguel|m}}, {{qualifier|transliteration}} {{t|es|Máicol|m}}, {{t|es|Misel|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|Mikael}}
* Thai: {{t|th|ไมเคิล|tr=Mai-kə̂ən}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|Mikâil}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|Миха́йло|m}}, {{t|uk|Михаї́л|m}} {{qualifier|especially Biblical|influenced by Church Slavonic}}, {{t|uk|Майкл|m}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|مىكائىل}}, {{t|ug|مايكېل}} {{qualifier|English name}}
* Uzbek: {{t|uz|Mikoil}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|Mai-cơn}}
* Vilamovian: {{t|wym|Mychuł}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|Mitchî|m}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|Meical}}, {{t|cy|Mihangel}}
* Yakut: {{t|sah|Мэхээлэ}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|מיכאל|m|tr=mikhoyl}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|archangel}}
* Albanian: {{t|sq|Mhill|m}},
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مِيكَائِيل}}, {{t|ar|مِيخَائِيل}}, {{t|ar|مِيكَال|m}}
* Aramaic:
*: Classical Syriac: {{t|syc|ܡܝܟܐܝܠ|tr=Mīḵāʾēl}}, {{t|syc|ܡܝܟܝܠ}} {{qualifier|rare}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|Միքայել}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|米迦勒|tr=Mǐjiālè}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|Michael|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|Mikael}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|Miĥaelo}}, {{t|eo|Mikaelo}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|Miikael}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|Mikael|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|Mikael}}
* French: {{t+|fr|Michel|m}}
*: Old French: {{t|fro|Michel|m}}, {{t|fro|Michiel|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|Miguel|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Michael|m}}
* Greek:
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|Μιχαήλ|m}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|Mikaʻela}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|מיכאל}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|Mihály}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|Mícheál|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|Michele|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|ミカエル|tr=Mikaeru}}, {{t|ja|ミハイル|tr=Mihairu}}, {{t|ja|ミヒャエル|tr=Mihyaeru}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|Миқайл}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|^미카엘}}
* Latin: {{t|la|Michaēl|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|Miķelis|m}}
* Leonese: {{t|roa-leo|Micael}}, {{t|roa-leo|Migel}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|Mykolas|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|Михаил}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|Mikail}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|Mikaere}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|Michel}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|Saint Miché|m}} {{qualifier|Jersey}}, {{t|nrf|Miché|m}} {{qualifier|Jersey}}
* Northern Sami: {{t|se|Mikael}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|Mikael}}
* Old Leonese: {{t|roa-ole|Migael}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|میکائیل|tr=mikâ'il}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|Święty Michał Archanioł|m}}, {{t+|pl|Michał|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|Miguel|m}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|Mihail|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|Михаи́л|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|Mìcheal|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|Михајло|m}}, {{t|sh|Микаил|m}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|Mihajlo|m}}, {{t|sh|Mikail|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|Miguel|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|Mikael}}
* Tatar: {{t|tt|Микаил}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|Mikâil}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|Михаї́л}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|مىكائىل}}
* Uzbek: {{t|uz|Mikoil}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|Micae}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|Mitchî|m}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|Mihangel}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|מיכאל|m|tr=mikhoyl}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Statistics====
* ''Michael'' is the most common given name in the United States, with an estimated 3.8 million people bearing this name.

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=acehilm|Micheal|chameli|helicam}}

{{C|en|Biblical characters}}

==Cebuano==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ceb|en|Michael}}, from {{der|ceb|la|Michaēl}}, {{m|la|Michahēl}}, from {{der|ceb|hbo|מִיכָאֵל|tr=mîḵāʾēl||who is like God?}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|ceb|proper noun}}

# {{given name|ceb|male|from=English < Hebrew}}

====Quotations====
{{seeCites|ceb}}

==Czech==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|cs|Michal}}

===Etymology===
From Vulgate {{der|cs|la|Michaēl}}, {{m|la|Michahēl}}, from {{der|cs|hbo|מִיכָאֵל|tr=mîḵāʾēl|lit=who is like God?}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{cs-IPA}}

===Proper noun===
{{cs-proper noun|m-an}}

# {{given name|cs|male|from=Hebrew|eq=Michael}}

====Declension====
{{cs-ndecl|m.an.voci}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:cs:PSJC}}
* {{R:cs:SSJC}}

==Danish==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|da|Mikael}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|da|VL.|Michael}}, {{m|la|Michahēl}}, from {{der|da|hbo|מיכאל|tr=mikhael||who is like God?}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|da|proper noun}}

# {{given name|da|male|A=a common Danish}}

====Related terms====
* {{qualifier|male given names}} {{l|da|Mike}}, {{l|da|Mikkel}}
* {{qualifier|female given names}} {{l|da|Michala}}, {{l|da|Michella}}, {{l|da|Michelle}}
* {{qualifier|surnames}} {{l|da|Michaelsen}}, {{l|da|Mikkelsen}}

===References===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20220514043141/https://danskernesnavne.navneforskning.ku.dk/] 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==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|fr|Michaël}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|fr|en|Michael}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA|Mikhaël}}
* {{fr-IPA|Mailkheul|qual=English-based pronunciation}}

===Proper noun===
{{fr-proper noun|m}}

# {{given name|fr|male|from=English}} of modern usage

==German==

===Etymology===
From Vulgate {{der|de|la|Michaēl}}, {{m|la|Michahēl}}, from {{der|de|hbo|מיכאל|tr=mikhael|lit=who is like God?}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ˈmɪçaˌeːl/|/-ˌɛl/|[ˈmɪ.çaˌ(ʔ)eːl]|[-ˌ(ʔ)ɛl]}}
* {{audio|de|De-at Michael.ogg|a=Austria}}
* {{audio|de|De-Michael.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|de|Mi|cha|el}}

===Proper noun===
{{de-proper noun|m|f=a}}

# {{given name|de|male|usage=common}}
# {{lb|de|biblical character}} [[#English|Michael]] the Archangel

====Related terms====
* {{l|de|Michi}}
* {{l|de|Michel}}
* {{l|de|Michue}} {{q|Swiss; Bern}}

====Descendants====
{{rel-top|transliterations of the German given name Michael}}
* {{desc|hy|Միխայել}}
* {{desc|ka|მიხაელ}}
* {{desc|el|Μίχαελ}}
* {{desc|ja|ミハエル|tr=Mihaeru|ミヒャエル|tr2=Mihyaeru}}
* {{desc|ko|^미하엘}}
* {{desc|ru|Михаэ́ль}}
{{rel-bottom}}

==Italian==
{{wikipedia|lang=it}}

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|it|en|Michael}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{it-pr|Màikol<r:DiPI<<name:dipi>>>}}

====Proper noun====
{{it-proper noun|mfbysense}}

# {{foreign name|it|en|type=male given name,surname}}

===Etymology 2===
{{bor+|it|de|Michael}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{it-pr|Mìkael,!Mì[x]ael<r:<<name:dipi>>>}}

====Proper noun====
{{it-proper noun|mfbysense}}

# {{foreign name|it|de|type=male given name,surname}}

===References===
<references />

==Latin==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|la|Michahēl||the spelling used in some {{w|Vulgate}}}}
* {{alter|la|Michaël||used to signal that ''ae'' is not to be read as /e/ in Ecclesiastical pronunciation}}

===Etymology===
From the {{der|la|grc-koi|Μιχαήλ|Μῐχᾱήλ}}, from the {{der|la|hbo|מִיכָאֵל|tr=mikha'él|t=Michael|lit=Who is like God?}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|eccl=yes|Michaēl}}

===Proper noun===
{{la-proper noun|Michaēl<3>|g=m}}

# {{given name|la|male|from=Hebrew}}: {{l|en|Michael}}
#* '''''ante'' AD 405''', ''[[w:Vulgate|Biblia Vulgata]]'', [[w:Book of Numbers|Num.]] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Numbers+13.14&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0060 13:14]:
#*: De tribu Aser, Sthur, filium '''Michahel'''.
#*:: Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of '''Michael'''. ― ''{{w|World English Bible}}'' [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Numbers+13.13&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0156 translation (Num. 13:13)]
# {{lb|la|biblical}} the [[w:Michael (archangel)|Archangel Michael]]
#* '''''ante'' AD 407''', ''[[:wikisource:la:Biblia Sacra Vulgata (Stuttgartensia)|Biblia Vulgata]]'', [[w:Book of Daniel|Dan.]] [[:wikisource:la:Biblia Sacra Vulgata (Stuttgartensia)/Daniel|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. ― ''{{w|World English Bible}}'' [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Daniel+10.13&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0156 translation]

====Declension====
{{la-ndecl|((Michaēl<0>,Michaēl<3>))}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|la|Michaēlium}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|la|Michaeās}}
* {{l|la|Michās}}

====Descendants====
{{top4}}
* {{desc|sq|Mëhill}}
* {{desc|it|Michele}}
* {{desc|roa-ole|Migael}}
** {{desc|ast|Miguel}}
** {{desc|roa-leo|Micael|Migel}}
* {{desc|fro|Michel}}
** {{desc|fr|Michel}}
* {{desc|pt|Miguel}}
* {{desc|scn|Micheli}}
* {{desc|es|Miguel}}
* {{desc|da|Michael|bor=1}}
* {{desc|en|Michael|bor=1}}
* {{desc|cs|Michael|bor=1}}
* {{desc|fi|Mikael|bor=1}}
* {{desc|de|Michael|bor=1}}
* {{desc|is|Mikael|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ga|Micheál|bor=1}}
* → Japanese: {{ja-r|ミカエル|caps=y}}
* {{desc|ko|^미카엘|bor=1}}
* {{desc|lv|Miķelis|bor=1}}
* {{desc|no|Mikael|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pox|Maixăl|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pl|Michał|bor=1}}
* {{desc|sv|Mikael|bor=1}}
{{bottom}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S|Michāēl}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}
* {{R:Smith's Persons}}

{{C|la|Biblical characters}}

==Middle English==

===Proper noun===
{{head|enm|proper noun}}

# {{alt form|enm|Michel}}

==Norwegian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|no|Mikael}}

===Etymology===
From Vulgate {{der|no|la|Michaēl}}, {{m|la|Michahēl}}, from {{der|no|hbo|מיכאל|tr=mikhael||who is like God?}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|no|proper noun}}

# {{given name|no|male|var=Mikael}}

===References===
* Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, {{ISBN|82-521-4483-7}}
* [http://www.ssb.no/navn/] 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==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|sv|Mikael}}

===Etymology===
From Vulgate {{der|sv|la|Michaēl}}, {{m|la|Michahēl}}, from {{der|sv|hbo|מיכאל|tr=mikhael||who is like God?}}. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 13th century.

===Proper noun===
{{sv-proper noun|c}}

# {{given name|sv|male}}, a less common spelling of {{l|sv|Mikael}}

===References===
* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, {{ISBN|91-21-10937-0}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100328044612/http://www.scb.se/Pages/NameSearch____259432.aspx] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, ''Förnamnsboken'', Norstedts 1995, {{ISBN|9119551622}}: 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.