Michael

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Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: from Hebrew Mikha'el meaning "who is like God?", a rhetorical question implying there is no one like God.

The name of an archangel well-known in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions,  as well as several figures in the Bible.

Nicknames: Mike, Mikey, Mick, Mickey


Variants:

• Micheal (English)
• Mikha'il (Arabic)
• Mikkel (Danish, Norwegian)
• Mikael (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish)
• Mikhael (Biblical Greek)
• Michel (French)
• Mihail (Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek)

Feminine forms:

• Michelle (French)
• Michele (French)
• Michaela 
• Mikaela (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish)
• Mikayla 
• Mihaila (Macedonian)
• Mihaela (Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian)
• Makayla
• McKayla