Michael - Behind the name

Michael

 

Michael

Michael /ˈmaɪkəl/, also occasionally Micheal, is a masculine given name that comes from the Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל‎ (Mīkhā'ēl, pronounced [miχaˈʔel]), derived from the question מי כאל mī kā'ēl) meaning "Who is like God?"  (Literally, "Who is like El?). In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, Mickey, or Mick.

 

Female forms of Michael include Michèle, Michelle, Michaela, Mechelle, Micheline, and Michaelle, although Michael is occasionally seen as a female name, with women named Michael including actresses Michael Learned and Michael Michele. Another form is Mychal, which can either be a male or female name.

 

Surnames that come from Michael include Carmichael, Dimichele, MacMichael, McMichael, Micallef, Michaelson, Mikkelsen, Mikhaylov, Mykhaylenko, Michaels, Michels, and Mitchell

 

Behind the traditions....

A man named Michael is a good, cheerful, stable and educated. From willingly advises others and helps in difficult situations, although in itself is often the complication. It is a cultural and intelligent. Sometimes the family despise him and his wife does not respect. Often, it takes care of the house and the education of children, but still is not given its rightful recognition. Michael respects the tradition and the older people, also serves as public affairs. It may be a good manager, but can not manage money, which gets into trouble.

 

Michael’s name in other languages

• Michael, Michael (Latin)
• Michael (English)
• Michael, Michel (German)
• Michel (Fr.)
• Miguel (Spanish)
• Michele (Italian)
• Mihail, Mihajlo (Russian)
• Michael, Michael (Czech)
• Maiko – kigreek (kamba)

 

Patrons and Saints

• St. Archangel Michael
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Lucky number: 1, 7, and 13.

Happy stone: Opal

Lucky color: blue and white.

 

Famous people named Michael

• Michelangelo Buonarroti – painter, sculptor, Italian poet
• Michelangelo Antonioni – film director
• Mikhail Botvinnik – Russian chess grandmaster
• Miguel de Cervantes – author
• Michael Caine – actor
• Michael Carrick – footballer
• Michael Douglas – actor
• Michael Edwards
• Michael Haydn – Austrian composer
• Michael Heller-Polish Roman Catholic Church
• Miguel Indurain – Spanish cyclist
• Michael Jackson – musician
• Mick Jagger – musician
• Michael Jordan – basketball player
• Nostradamus (Michel de Nostredame) – clairvoyant
• Michael Neumayer – ski jumper
• Mike Oldfield – musician
• Michael Schumacher – Formula 1 driver
• Mikhail Sholokhov – Russian writer, Nobel Prize winner
• Mike Tyson – boxer
• Michael Uhrmann – ski jumper
• Michael Walchhofer – skier
• Michael Mutinda *** - mgreek muvea.