Mikhaylov
/mɪˈkaɪləv/noun
A Russian and other Slavic surname meaning “of Mikhail” or “descendant of Mikhail.”
Did you know?The root name Michael became associated with the archangel Michael, whose traditional Hebrew name functions as a rhetorical declaration that no one compares with God.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
מִיכָאֵל (Mīkhāʾēl)
““Who is like God?”—a rhetorical question formed from the words for “who,” “like,” and “God.””
Ancient Greek
Greek
Μιχαήλ (Michaēl)
“The Greek form of the Hebrew personal name Michael.”
Late Antiquity
Church Greek
Μιχαήλ (Michaēl)
“The name of the archangel Michael in Christian religious tradition.”
Old Church Slavonic
Church Slavonic
Михаилъ (Mikhailŭ)
“The Slavic form of Michael, adopted through Christianization.”
Medieval Russian
Russian
Михайлов (Mikhaylov)
“A patronymic surname meaning “Mikhail’s” or “belonging to the descendant of Mikhail,” using the Slavic suffix -ov.”
Modern English
English
Mikhaylov
“A transliterated form of the Russian surname Михайлов.”