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In Hebrew, the name Michael means "who is like God"(mi-who, ke-as or like, El-deity), which in Talmudic tradition is interpreted as a rhetorical question: "Who is like God?" (which expects an answer in the negative) to imply that no one is like God. In this way, Michael is reinterpreted as a symbol of humility before God.
Michael is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition.
Michael (Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל‎ (pronounced ˌmixäˈʔel), Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; Greek: Μιχαήλ, Mikhaḗl; Latin: Michael or Míchaël; Serbian: Mihailo/Михаило(Mee-hay-lo); Arabic: ميخائيل‎, Mīkhā'īl) Miguel (Spanish) Miguelito; Mikaël, Mika'il /Mikaal (German),Mikael (Finnish: short form Mika)

Famous real-life people named Michael

Michael Learned, actress from "The Waltons"

Is one of the middle names of Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris (Paris Michael Katherine Jackson)

Michael in song, story & screen

A woman named Michael is the main character in the Timothy Findlay novel "You Went Away". The character is intelligent, spirited, adventurous, and devoted to her family.
Michael Burnham, a lead female character on "Star Trek: Discovery"