Micheal
/ˈmiː.kəl/noun
A personal name, chiefly an established variant spelling of Michael.
Did you know?In the Book of Daniel, Michael is portrayed as a heavenly protector of Israel and is later identified in Christian tradition as an archangel.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
מִיכָאֵל (Mīkāʾēl)
“Who is like God?—a rhetorical question implying that no one is comparable to God”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Greek
Μιχαήλ (Mikhaēl)
“Michael, the name of the angelic figure in the Greek Septuagint”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Michael
“Michael, preserved as the name of the archangel in Christian texts”
Old French
Old French
Michel
“Michael, a widespread medieval personal name”
Middle English
English
Michel; Michael
“A male given name inherited through French and Latin religious usage”
Modern English
English
Micheal
“An established variant spelling of Michael, especially associated with Irish usage”