Given name · Hebrew
מייק
“who”·“like”·“God”
מייק (maik) is a masculine given name from English, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Hebrew.
HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Maik.
Meaning & origin
What it means
מייק is built from elements meaning “who” and “like” and “God”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
מייק comes from English, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From English Mike, from English Michael, from Middle English Michael, from Old French Michel, from Latin Michāēl, from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl), built from Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí, “who”) + כַּ־ (ka-, “like”) + אֵל (él, “God”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
מייק’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, מייק was borrowed from the English form Mike. In Hebrew usage, מייק can be written in the Roman alphabet as MAIK.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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