Mikhail
/mɪˈkaɪl/noun
A male given name, the Russian form of Michael.
Did you know?Mikhail ultimately comes from the Hebrew rhetorical question מִי כָּאֵל (mi ka'el), a name used in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions as a reminder that no one can compare to the divine.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
מִיכָאֵל (Mīkhā'ēl)
““Who is like God?” — a rhetorical name questioning any being’s equality with God”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Μιχαήλ (Mikhaḗl)
“Borrowed biblical name used in Greek scripture and tradition”
Late Latin
Latin
Michael
“Christian biblical and liturgical form of the name”
Old Church Slavonic
OCS
Михаилъ (Mikhailŭ)
“Slavic ecclesiastical form of the biblical name”
Modern English
English
Mikhail
“Russian and international form of the given name Michael”