Michael Name Meaning & Origin
Michael
Origin of the name Michael:
Derived from the Hebrew mīkhā’ē‘l (Who is like God?). The name is borne in the Bible by one of the seven archangels. He is the one closest to God and is responsible for carrying out God's judgments. Var: Michaell, Michail.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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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"