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Mykal

Mykal is the alternative spelling of Michael.

Meaning of Michael

Proper noun

Michael (countable and uncountable, plural Michaels)

  1. (countable) 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
  2. (Judaism) 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
    Synonyms:
    Provost of Heaven, Provost of Paradise, Saint Michael
  3. A surname transferred from the given name.
  4. A parish and sheading of the Isle of Man.

Questions about Mykal

What is Mykal the alternative spelling of?
Mykal is the alternative spelling of Michael.

Words near Mykal in the dictionary

  1. Myints
  2. myiobius
  3. myitis
  4. Myitkyina
  5. MyKad
  6. Mykal
  7. Mykale
  8. Mykali
  9. MyKayla
  10. Myke
  11. Mykines

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