Michaël
\mi.ka.ɛl\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around Siècle à préciser.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | Siècle à préciser |
| Pronunciation | \mi.ka.ɛl\ |
| Also spelled | Micaël, Michael, Mikael, Mikaël, Mikhael |
Origin and meaning
Learned borrowing from Latin Michāēl. Doublet of Michel, which was inherited.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Armenia
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Iceland
- Denmark
- Norway
- Finland
Around the world
- GermanMichael
- EnglishMichael
- BretonMikael
- Chinese麥可, 米歇勒
- CroatianMihovil
- DanishMikael, Mikkel
- SpanishMiguel
- GreekΜιχαήλ, Μιχαήλος
- HungarianMihály
- ItalianMichele
- Japaneseミケーレ
- DutchMaikel, Michiel
- NorwegianMikael
- PolishMichał
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).