Michael 20685 226142154 2008-07-17T00:32:09Z ClueBot 4928500 Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contributions/60.241.227.35|60.241.227.35]] to version by Faithlessthewonderboy. False positive? [[User:ClueBot/FalsePositives|Report it]]. Thanks, [[User:ClueBot]]. (442042) (Bot) {{otheruses4|the given name|other uses|Michael (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Michael | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= {{IPA|/maɪkəl/}} | gender = Male | meaning = "Who is like God?"<ref name=BibleDictionary>"Michael" A Dictionary of the Bible. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford University Press, 1997. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Duke University. 9 May 2007 <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t94.e1250></ref> | region = | origin = {{lang-he|'''מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל'''}} (mee-KHA-el) | nickname =Mike, Mick, Mikey, Mickey, Mickie, Mic, Mischka | related names = | footnotes = }} '''Michael''' or '''Micha'el''' is a [[given name]] that comes from {{lang-he|'''מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל'''}} (mee-KHA-el), meaning "Who is like God?"<ref name=BibleDictionary /> Records indicate that at least 4,162,656 boys have been named Michael since 1880 in the United States.<ref>http://www.babynameshub.com/baby-names-boys/Michael.html</ref> There are various forms of the name: *{{lang-ar|ميخائيل / ميكال‎}}; *{{lang-hr|Mihael}}; *{{lang-sk|Michal}}; *{{lang-cs|Michal}}; *{{lang-et|Mihkel}}; *[[Latin]]: '''Michael'''; *{{lang-hu|Mihály}}; *[[Septuagint]] {{lang-el|'''Μιχαηλ'''}} (Mikhaēl); *{{lang-pt|Miguel}}; *{{lang-es|Miguel}}; *[[Swedish Language|Swedish]]: '''Mikael'''; *{{lang-tr|Mikail}}; *{{lang-ga|Micheál}}; *{{lang-ru|Михаил}} (Mikha'il); *{{lang-he|'}}מיכאל''' (Mikha'el); *[[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]: '''Michiel'''; *{{lang-it|Michele}}; *{{lang-nl|Michiel}}; *{{lang-hy|Միքայել}} (Mikayel); *{{lang-ca|Miquel}}; *{{lang-fr|Michel}}; *{{lang-pl|Michał}}; *{{lang-bg|Михаил}} (Mihail); *{{lang-mk|Михаил}} (Mihail); *{{lang-ro|Mihai}}; *{{lang-sr|Михајло}} (Mihajlo); *{{lang-cy|Mihangel}}. The name first appears in the [[Bible]], [[Book of Numbers|Numbers]] 13 verse 13, where Sethur the son of Michael is one of twelve spies sent into the Land of [[Canaan]]. The [[Archangel]] [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]], referred to later in the Bible ([[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] 12 verse 1), is considered a [[saint]] by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]. [[29 September]] is the [[Calendar of saints|feast day]] of the three archangels, Michael, [[Gabriel (archangel)|Gabriel]] and [[Raphael (angel)|Raphael]]. In [[English language|English]] it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, or, especially in [[Ireland]], Mick. Female forms of Michael include [[Michelle]], [[Michaela]], [[Mechelle]], Micheline, and Michaelle, although there are women with the name Michael, such as [[Michael Learned]]. 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, [[Mikhaylov]] and [[Mitchell]]. == Rulers named "Michael" == === Byzantine emperors === *[[Michael I Rhangabes|Michael I]] ([[811]]-[[813]]) *[[Michael II]] ([[820]]-[[829]]) *[[Michael III]] ([[842]]-[[867]]) *[[Michael IV the Paphlagonian]] ([[1034]]-[[1041]]) *[[Michael V]] ([[1041]]-[[1042]]) *[[Michael VI]] ([[1056]]-[[1057]]) *[[Michael VII]] ([[1067]]-[[1078]]) *[[Michael VIII Palaeologus]] ([[1259]]-[[1282]]) *[[Michael IX Palaiologos]] === Russian rulers === * [[Mikhail of Vladimir]] ([[1174]] - [[1176]]) * [[Mikhail Yaroslavich]] ([[1304]] - [[1318]]) * [[Michael I of Russia|Michael I]] ([[1613]]-[[1645]]) * [[Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia|Michael II]] ([[1917]]) === King of Poland === * [[Michael of Poland]] (Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki) === King & Princes of Portugal === * [[Miguel of Portugal]] (Michael I) King of Portugal (1828-1834). During exile he used the title of [[House of Braganza|Duke of Braganza]] * [[Miguel II%2C Duke of Braganza]] (Michael II), legitimist pretender to the throne of [[Portugal]]. As his father (Michael I) he also used the title of Duke of Braganza * [[Miguel_da_Paz%2C_Prince_of_Asturias|Miguel da Paz]] (Michael of Peace) older son of King [[Manuel I of Portugal]] and heir of all the [[Iberic|Iberian]] Kingdoms ([[Portugal]], [[Castille]] and [[Aragon]]) * [[Miguel de Bragan%C3%A7a]], illegitimate son of King [[Pedro II of Portugal]], he was the ancestor of the [[Duke_of_Laf%C3%B5es|House of Lafões]] *[[Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu]] (born in 1948), fith in line to the Portuguese throne === Rulers of Romania === * [[Michael the Brave]] (Romanian: Mihai Viteazul, Hungarian: Vitéz Mihály); Prince of [[Wallachia]] (1593-1601), of [[Transylvania]] (1599-1600), and of [[Moldavia]] (1600) * [[Michael I of Romania]] (Romanian: Mihai I de România) === Tsar of Bulgaria === * [[Boris I Michael]] ([[852]]–[[889]]) * [[Michael Asen I of Bulgaria]] ([[1246]]-[[1256]]) * [[Michael Shishman of Bulgaria]] ([[1323]]-[[1330]]) === British Royal Family === * [[Prince Michael of Kent]] == See also == *[[List of most popular given names]] *[[Theophory in the Bible]] *[[Mehrdad]]: a [[Persian language|Persian]] name of similar meaning. == References == {{reflist}} {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[br:Michel]] [[cs:Michal]] [[el:Μιχαήλ]] [[es:Miguel]] [[fr:Michel]] [[la:Michael]] [[ko:미카일]] [[it:Michele]] [[hu:Mihály]] [[ja:ミカエル (曖昧さ回避)]] [[pl:Michał]] [[sk:Michal]] [[zh:迈克尔]]