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#* '''2008''', [[w:Philip Hensher|Philip Hensher]], ''The Northern Clemency'', Harpercollins, {{ISBN|9780007174799}}, page 498:
#* '''2008''', [[w:Philip Hensher|Philip Hensher]], ''The Northern Clemency'', Harpercollins, {{ISBN|9780007174799}}, 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'''."
#*: 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]].
# {{lb|en|Judaism|Christianity|Islam}} An [[archangel]] associated with defending the faithful in the [[tribulation]].
#* {{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|Daniel|12|1|passage=And at that time shall '''Michael''' stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people.}}

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See also: Michaël

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English Michael, from Old French Michel, Old English Michahel, and directly from their source Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”). Doublet of Mikhail

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mīʹkəl, IPA(key): /ˈmaɪkəl/, [ˈmɐɪ.kɫ̩]
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪkəl

Proper noun

Michael (countable and uncountable, plural Michaels)

  1. (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.
  2. (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) An archangel associated with defending the faithful in the tribulation.
    Synonyms: Provost of Heaven, Provost of Paradise, Saint Michael

Derived terms

pet forms
variants
feminine forms

Translations

Anagrams

Descendants

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transliterations from English
  • Armenian: Մայքլ (Maykʻl)
  • Greek: Μάικλ (Máikl)
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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Michael, from Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, “who is like God?”).

Proper noun

Michael

  1. a male given name from Hebrew

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Michael.

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael

Further reading

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin Michael, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, “who is like God?”).

Proper noun

Michael

  1. A common Danish male given name.

References

  • [1] 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

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michael.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Michael

  1. a male given name from English of modern usage.

German

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, literally “who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪçaˌeːl/, /-ˌɛl/, [ˈmɪ.çaˌ(ʔ)eːl], [-ˌ(ʔ)ɛl]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mi‧cha‧el

Proper noun

Michael m (proper noun, strong, genitive Michaels, feminine Michaela)

  1. a male given name of common usage
  2. (biblical) Michael the Archangel

Descendants

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transliterations of the German given name Michael
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Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Michael.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Michael m or f by sense

  1. A male given name and surname in English

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Michael.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Michael m or f by sense

  1. A male given name and surname in German

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Michaēl m sg (genitive Michaēlis); third declension

  1. a male given name from Hebrew: Michael
  2. (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

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Michaēl
genitive Michaēlis
dative Michaēlī
accusative Michaēlem
ablative Michaēle
vocative Michaēl

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “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

Proper noun

Michael

  1. Alternative form of Michel

Norwegian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, “who is like God?”).

Proper noun

Michael

  1. a male given name, variant of Mikael.

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [2] 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

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Michael c (genitive Michaels)

  1. a male given name, a less common spelling of Mikael.

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [3] 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.
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