Michael - Definition and Overview

The given name Michael or Micha'el (מִיכָאֵל "who is like God?" or "likened unto God"; Standard Hebrew Miḫaʾel, Tiberian Hebrew Mîḵāʾēl; Septuagint Greek Μιχαηλ, Mikhaēl) derives from the name of the archangel Michael mentioned in the Bible, who is also considered a saint by Catholics. The name has been particularly popular in Orthodox nations, and was borne by several rulers of the Byzantine and Russian empires.

Contents

1 Other forms of the name Michael

2 Notable people named Michael

2.1 Byzantine Emperors
2.2 Russian Emperors
2.3 Modern Times

Other forms of the name Michael

ميخائيل (Mikha'il) – Arabic
Mikel – Basque
Miquel Catalan
麥可 (mài kě) Chinese (Mandarin)
Mygal – Cornish
Mihovil – Croatian
Michal – Czech, Slovak
Mikael – Danish
Michiel – Dutch
Mikelo – Esperanto
Mikko – Finnish
Michel – French
მიხეილი (Mikheili) – Georgian
Michael – German
Mikala – Hawaiian
Mihaly – Hungarian
Mícheál – Irish
Michele – Italian
マイケル (ma i ke ru)Japanese
마이클 (ma i keul)Korean
Miķelis – Latvian
Mikalos – Lithuanian
Michał – Polish
Miguel – Portuguese
Mihai – Romanian
Михаил (Mikhail) – Russian
Mikkel – Scandinavian
Micheal – Scottish
Mihajlo – Serbian
Mihael – Slovenian
Miguel – Spanish
Mikael – Swedish
Mikail – Turkish
Михайло (Mykhailo) – Ukrainian
Meical – Welsh

Notable people named Michael

Byzantine Emperors

Russian Emperors

Michael I (1613-1645)
Michael II (1917)

Prince Michael of Kent is a prominent member of the British Royal Family. He was named in honor of the last tsar and speaks fluent Russian.

Modern Times

Michael Buffer, boxing ring announcer ("Let's get ready to rumble!)
Michael Caine, Academy Award winning British actor.
Michael Crichton, physician turned best selling author.
Michael J. Fox, Canadian-born actor and spokesman for Parkinson's Disease
Michael Jackson, music's "King of Pop"
Michael Jordan, basketball legend.
Michael Eisner, Ex-CEO of The Walt Disney Company.
Michael Douglas, American film actor and producer.
Michael Hutchence, lead singer of Australian rock band INXS.
Michael Moore, American documentarian (Fahrenheit 9/11) and social commentator.
Michael Myers, iconic antagomnist of Halloween film series
Michael Palin, member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
Michael Wilbon, sports columnist (Washington Post) and ESPN commentator.