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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Michael
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| 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>
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| origin = {{lang-he|'''מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל'''}} (mee-KHA-el)
| nickname =Mike, Mick, Mikey, Mickey, Mickie, Mic, Mischka
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'''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 ==
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