“michael”*the male first name*

“ALTERNATE SPELLINGS” –>

(*start with ‘most common spelling”)
(is there an ‘international body’ monitoring ‘first names’)
(i’d rather start with ‘my preferred spelling’ and go from there)

(“michael” /ˈmaɪkəl/ is a male given name that comes from the hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל‎ (mīkhāʼēl, pronounced [miχaˈʔel]), derived from the question מי כאל mī kāʼēl, meaning “who is like god?”)

(literally, “who is like el?)

(in english, it is sometimes shortened to mike, mikey, mickey, or mick)

(female forms of michael include michelle, michele, michaela, mechelle, micheline, and michaelle, although michael is occasionally seen as a female name)

(women named “michael” include actresses “michael learned” and “michael michele”)

(another form is “mychal”, which can either be a male or female name)

(‘patronymic surnames’ that come from “michael” include “michaels”, “carmichael”, “macmichael”, “mcmichael”, “micallef”, “michaelson”, “mikkelsen”, “dimichele”, “mikhaylov”, “mykhaylenko”, “mikeladze”, “michels”, and “mitchell”)

‘IPA’ –>

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“DEFINITION”

“ETYMOLOGY”

*”THE GOLD STANDARD(S)”*

*RELATIVES*

*ALLIED FLOWERS*

*THE DAMNED*

*FAMOUS MICHAELS*

*FICTIONAL MICHAELS*

*SONGS FOR MICHAEL*

*NICKNAMES*

*👨‍🔬🕵️‍♀️🙇‍♀️*SKETCHES*🙇‍♂️👩‍🔬🕵️‍♂️*