Definitions for Michael
ˈmaɪ kəlmichael

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 8 votes

1. Michaelnoun

   (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Michaelnoun

   An archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation.

2. Michaelnoun

   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.

3. Michaelnoun

   An archangel associated with defending the faithful in the tribulation.

4. Etymology: From Vulgate Michael, Michahel, from.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Michael

   Michael is a 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?", 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. Patronymic surnames that come from Michael include Carmichael, DiMichele, MacMichael, McMichael, Michaels, Micallef, Michaelson, Michiels, Michalka, Michels, Mihály, Mikeladze, Mikhaylov, Mikkelsen, Mitchell, Michalski, Mykhaylenko and Mikaelyan.

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1. Michael

   The name Michael is a masculine given name that is derived from Hebrew origins. It is a popular name that is found in various cultures and languages worldwide. Generally, Michael is associated with qualities such as strength, leadership, and protection.

WikidataRate this definition:3.6 / 9 votes

1. Michael

   Michael is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, the Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, and Lutherans refer to him as "Saint Michael the Archangel" and also as "Saint Michael". Orthodox Christians refer to him as the "Taxiarch Archangel Michael" or simply "Archangel Michael". In Hebrew, Michael means "who is like God". Michael is mentioned three times in the Book of Daniel, once as a "great prince who stands up for the children of your people". The idea that Michael was the advocate of the Jews became so prevalent that in spite of the rabbinical prohibition against appealing to angels as intermediaries between God and his people, Michael came to occupy a certain place in the Jewish liturgy. In the New Testament Michael leads God's armies against Satan's forces in the Book of Revelation, where during the war in heaven he defeats Satan. In the Epistle of Jude Michael is specifically referred to as an "archangel". Christian sanctuaries to Michael appeared in the 4th century, when he was first seen as a healing angel, and then over time as a protector and the leader of the army of God against the forces of evil. By the 6th century, devotions to Archangel Michael were widespread both in the Eastern and Western Churches. Over time, teachings on Michael began to vary among Christian denominations.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Michael

   an archangel, the leader of the heavenly host, at never-ending war with the devil and his angels in their arrogance of claim; is represented in art as clad in armour, with a sword in one hand and a pair of scales in the other to weigh the souls of men at the judgment. Festival, September 20.

2. Michael

   the name of a succession of eight emperors who, at different periods, occupied the throne of the East from 811 to 1282, the last being Michael VIII., the founder of the Palæologic dynasty. Michael Angelo Buonarotti

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MICHAEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Michael is ranked #847 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Michael surname appeared 40,736 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 14 would have the surname Michael.
   
   83.5% or 34,051 total occurrences were White.
   8.8% or 3,617 total occurrences were Black.
   3% or 1,247 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 794 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.8% or 754 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 273 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Old Testament
   • Archangel

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Michael' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1124

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Michael' in Written Corpus Frequency: #911

Anagrams for Michael »

1. chameli

2. Micheal

How to pronounce Michael?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Michael in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Michael in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Michael in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Michael in a Sentence

1. Nathan Mills:

   This is where Michael Davidson started learning about the ferries and where Michael Davidson probably wanted to become a captain... watching these ferries go by every day.

2. Jim Jordan 100 %:

   Michael DiSabato has a vendetta against Ohio State.

3. Donald Trump:

   Michael Cohen made a great deal. Michael Cohen was in another business totally unrelated to me where I guess there was fraud involved.

4. National Hurricane Center:

   Hurricane conditions will continue over portions of the far western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio through this evening. Tropical storm conditions are expected across the remainder of the warning areas in Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula through tonight, michael is expected to produce heavy rainfall and flash flooding over portions of western Cuba and the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico during the next couple of days.

5. Paul Callan:

   I believe that the existence of cell phone video and social media postings has substantially reduced police brutality over the long run. Although the intensity of news coverage of cases such as [George] Zimmerman and Michael Brown makes it feel like there is more police brutality, my sense of the situation as a lawyer who is in court several times a week is that the number of cases is diminishing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Michael
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Michael
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Michael
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Michael
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html