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Michael

given name Michael or Micha'el (מיכאל "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.

Other forms of the name Michael

• ميخائيل (Mikhayel) – Arabic
• Mikel – Basque
• Mygal – Cornish
• Mihovil – Croatian
• Michal – Czech, Slovak
• Michiel – Dutch
• Mikelo – Esperanto
• Mikko – Finnish
• Michel – French
• მიხეილი (Mikheili) – Georgian
• Michael – German
• Mikala – Hawaiian
• Mihaly – Hungarian
• Mícheál – Irish
• Michele – Italian
• 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
• Mykhailo – Ukrainian
• Meical – Welsh

Notable people named Michael

Byzantine Emperors

• Michael I (811-813)
• Michael II (811-813)
• Michael III (820-829)
• Michael IV (1034-1041)
• Michael V (1041-1042)
• Michael VI (1056-1057)
• Michael VII (1067-1078)
• Michael VIII Palaeologus (1259-1282)

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.

Romanian Kings

• Michael the Brave (1558-1601)