Michael
/ˈmaɪkəl/
Michael proper noun: a male given name from Hebrew.
Proper noun
Michael (countable and uncountable, plural Michaels)
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel or Michael, giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality.1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed: The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 212
- He works in the steelworks, the boyfriend, on the factory floor. I'd say that was quite unusual, he's called Michael. Insists on that, he does, not being called Mike or Micky or Mick, pretends not to hear you, then, "No, my name's actually Michael."2008, Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 498
- An archangel associated with defending the faithful in the tribulation.
- And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Daniel 12:1
- And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 12:7
- Synonyms:
- Provost of Heaven, Provost of Paradise, Saint Michael
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A parish and sheading of the Isle of Man.
Michael meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
Michael in Hindi
- male given name
- माइकल māikal
- archangel
- मीकाईल mīkāīl
Michael in Tamil
- male given name
- மைக்கேல் maikkēl
Michael in Bengali
- মাইকেল
Michael in Telugu
- male given name
- మైఖేల్ maikhēl
More languagesFewer languages
- Michael in Kannada
- ಮೈಕೆಲ್ maikel
- Michael in Arabic
- مِيكَائِيل mīkāʔīl, مِيخَائِيل mīḵāʔīl, مِيكَال mīkāl, مَايْكِل māykil
- Michael in Malay
- Mikail
- Michael in Persian
- میکائیل mikâ'il, مایکل mâykel
- Michael in Thai
- ไมเคิล Mai-kə̂ən
- Michael in Vietnamese
- Mai-cơn, Micae
- Michael in Myanmar
- မိုက်ကယ် muikkai
Examples of Michael in a sentence
- Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J.2013 July 26, “Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
- On May 28, 1975, 16-year-old Michael Slobodian walked into Brampton Centennial Secondary School and opened fire, killing two people and wounding 13 others before turning the gun on himself.2015 May 23, Andrew Francis Wallace, “Brampton Centennial students still haunted by shooting rampage 40 years on”, in Toronto Star...
- He looked more like a Michael; big guy, dark-haired, good posture, his back ramrod straight.2015 August 25, Sue Grafton, X, Penguin, →ISBN, page 277:
Synonyms of Michael
- Provost of Heaven
- Provost of Paradise
- Saint Michael
Forms of Michael
| plural | Michaels |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Michaell |
| alternative form | Mykal |
Origin of Michael
From Middle English Michael, from Old French Michel, Old English Michahel, from their source Latin Michaēl, Michāhēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”). Doublet of Miguel and Mikhail.
Words formed from Michael
- Creech St Michael
- Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels
- Kirkmichael
- Kirk Michael
- Michael acceptor
- Michael addition
- Michael donor
- Michaelite
- Michael Jordan
- Michaelmas
- Michael reaction
- Michaels
- Michaelson
- Saint Michael
- Saint Michaels
- St Michael
- St Michael Caerhays
- St Michael Penkevil
- St Michael Penkivel
- St Michael's
- St Michael's Mount
- St Michael's on Wyre
- Stoke St Michael
- take the Michael
Phrases with Michael
Words that rhyme with Michael
Questions about Michael
- What does Michael mean?
- Michael means a male given name from Hebrew.
- What is Michael in Hindi?
- Michael in Hindi is माइकल (māikal), मीकाईल (mīkāīl). See Michael meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Michael in a sentence?
- Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J.
- What part of speech is Michael?
- Michael is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Michael?
- Michael is pronounced /ˈmaɪkəl/.
Words near Michael in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Michael (page history and authors); michael (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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