Michael is a usually masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase מי כאל mī kāʼēl, 'Who [is] like-El', in Aramaic: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ (Mīkhāʼēl[miχaˈʔel]). The theophoric name is a rhetorical question – "Who [is] like [the Hebrew God] El?",[1] whose answer is "there is none like El", or "there is none as famous and powerful as God." This question is known in Latin as Quis ut Deus? Although sometimes considered erroneous, an alternative spelling of the name is Micheal. While Michael is most often a masculine name, it is also given to women, such as the actresses Michael Michele and Michael Learned, and Michael Steele, the former bassist for the Bangles.
The name first appears in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Numbers, 13:13 where Sethur the son of Michael is one of 12 spies sent into the Land of Canaan.
The archangel Michael is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, the Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Eastern Orthodox Church. For the Roman Catholic Church, 29 September is the feast day of the three archangels: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. For the Orthodox Church, 8 November is the feast day commemorating the archangels Michael and Gabriel, as well as the whole host of angels, while the Monday of each liturgical week likewise corresponds to the "Bodiless Powers." In the Coptic Orthodox Church, his main feast days are 12 Hathor and 12 Paoni, with lesser feast days on the 12th day of each month of the Coptic calendar.
Islam
According to Islam, Michael (Mika'el) is an archangel who brings down rain to the earth by the decree of Allah. He was created from light[2] and the one entrusted with the sustenance of creatures, and is also one of the most prominent angels. As the Angel of Mercy, he asks Allah to forgive people’s sins.[3]
Popularity
Michael (and its variants) is one of the most common given names for men in the world. In the United States, Michael was the most popular name of the 20th century, ranking No. 1 from 1954 to 1998 (with the exception of 1960, when it was second to David). It was among the top three most popular names for each year since 1953, only falling out of the top five in 2011 for the first time since 1949.[4]
According to the SSA, Michael is the most popular name among people in the United States who are currently alive, belonging to an estimated 3.83 million living people as of 2021. [10]
Variants of Michael rank among the most popular masculine names in multiple countries. It was the third most popular in Finland from 2010 – March 2015 (as Mikael),[11] seventh in Russia in 2009 (as Mikhail),[12] 14th in Spain in 2012 (as Miguel),[13] and 15th in Denmark (as Mikkel).[14]
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For a list of people with the given name see List of people with given name Michael For other uses see Michael disambiguation Michael is a usually masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase מי כאל mi kaʼel Who is like El in Aramaic ܡܝܟܐܝܠ Mikhaʼel mixaˈʔel The theophoric name is a rhetorical question Who is like the Hebrew God El 1 whose answer is there is none like El or there is none as famous and powerful as God This question is known in Latin as Quis ut Deus Although sometimes considered erroneous an alternative spelling of the name is Micheal While Michael is most often a masculine name it is also given to women such as the actresses Michael Michele and Michael Learned and Michael Steele the former bassist for the Bangles MichaelArchangel MichaelPronunciation ˈ m aɪ k el German ˈmɪcaːʔeːl ʔɛl GenderMaleOriginWord nameHebrew מ יכ א ל מיכאל Mikha el Meaning Who is like God there is none like God or there is none as famous and powerful as God 1 Other namesNickname s Mic Mich Micha Mick Mickey Micki Mickie Mike Mikey Miki Mikki Mico Miko Mikha Misha Mischa Mitch Mitt MicciRelated namesMachiel Maicon or Maycon Michaela Michelangelo Michal Michal Micheal Micheal Michel Michele Michelle Michiel Miguel Mihael Miha Mihai Mihailo Mihajlo Mihalis Mikhalis Mihaly Mihangel Mihkel Mihovil Miika Mikael Mikail Mikal Mikel Mikelis Mikhail or Mihail Mihail Mihails Maikls Mikkel Mikko Mihaly Mishael Misho Mitchell Mykael Michol MicholePatronymic surnames that come from Michael include Carmichael DiMichele MacMichael McMichael Michaels Micallef Michaelson Michiels Michalka Michels Mihaly Mikeladze Mikhaylov Mikkelsen Mitchell Michalski Mykhaylenko and Mikaelyan Contents 1 Religion 1 1 Judaism 1 2 Christianity 1 3 Islam 2 Popularity 3 People named Michael 4 See also 5 ReferencesReligion EditJudaism Edit The name first appears in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Numbers 13 13 where Sethur the son of Michael is one of 12 spies sent into the Land of Canaan Michael is the name of an archangel in the Book of Daniel 12 1 Christianity Edit The archangel Michael is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church the Oriental Orthodox Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church For the Roman Catholic Church 29 September is the feast day of the three archangels Michael Gabriel and Raphael For the Orthodox Church 8 November is the feast day commemorating the archangels Michael and Gabriel as well as the whole host of angels while the Monday of each liturgical week likewise corresponds to the Bodiless Powers In the Coptic Orthodox Church his main feast days are 12 Hathor and 12 Paoni with lesser feast days on the 12th day of each month of the Coptic calendar Islam Edit According to Islam Michael Mika el is an archangel who brings down rain to the earth by the decree of Allah He was created from light 2 and the one entrusted with the sustenance of creatures and is also one of the most prominent angels As the Angel of Mercy he asks Allah to forgive people s sins 3 Popularity EditMichael and its variants is one of the most common given names for men in the world In the United States Michael was the most popular name of the 20th century ranking No 1 from 1954 to 1998 with the exception of 1960 when it was second to David It was among the top three most popular names for each year since 1953 only falling out of the top five in 2011 for the first time since 1949 4 In 2014 Michael was the 20th most popular name in Northern Ireland 5 27th in Canada 6 and 42nd in Australia 7 In England and Wales Michael ranked 53rd in 2011 and 2012 8 Michael ranked as the eighth most popular name for boys in Ireland in 2013 9 According to the SSA Michael is the most popular name among people in the United States who are currently alive belonging to an estimated 3 83 million living people as of 2021 10 Variants of Michael rank among the most popular masculine names in multiple countries It was the third most popular in Finland from 2010 March 2015 as Mikael 11 seventh in Russia in 2009 as Mikhail 12 14th in Spain in 2012 as Miguel 13 and 15th in Denmark as Mikkel 14 People named Michael EditList of people with given name Michael List of people with given name MikhailSee also EditMichael surname Michael archangel Great Michael carrack of the 16th century Kingdom of Scotland Michaelia a Latin name of Mikkeli town now in Finland Mike common name derived from Michael Micky common name derived from Michael List of most popular given names Other theophoric names including El References Edit a b Campbell Michael Behind the Name The Etymology and History of First Names Angels and their attributes Arab News 24 December 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2021 Malaikah Muslim beliefs Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies Revision Edexcel BBC Bitesize Retrieved 21 July 2021 Top 5 Names In Each Of The Last 100 Years United States Social Security Administration Retrieved 10 March 2015 Top 100 Baby Names in Northern Ireland 2014 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency Retrieved 10 March 2015 Top 100 Baby Names in Canada Today s Parent Retrieved 10 March 2015 Baby Names Australia 2014 PDF McCrindle Market and Social Research Archived from the original PDF on 3 March 2015 Retrieved 10 March 2015 Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales United Kingdom National Statistics Retrieved 10 March 2015 Irish Babies Names Central Statistics Office of Ireland Retrieved 10 March 2015 Name Michael Wolfram Alpha Wolfram Alpha 1 January 2021 Most popular first names by decades Population Register Centre of Finland 10 March 2009 Retrieved 10 March 2015 Nazvana desyatka samyh populyarnyh imen Ten Most Popular Baby Names DNI in Russian 9 February 2009 Retrieved 10 March 2015 Nombres mas frecuentes Hombres Instituto Nacional de Estadistica 1 January 2013 Retrieved 10 March 2015 Sofia og William indtager igen forstepladsen PDF Statistics Denmark 11 July 2014 Retrieved 10 March 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael given name amp oldid 1148201431, 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