Given name · Japanese
マイケル
“who is like God?”
マイケル (Maikeru) is a masculine given name. It is used in Japanese.
JapaneseWritten in Japanese kana script. In English: Michael.
Meaning & origin
What it means
マイケル goes back to Hebrew מיכאל, meaning “who is like God?”
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マイケル’s family of names
In Japanese usage, マイケル has a conventional equivalent in the English form Michael. In Japanese usage, マイケル has a conventional equivalent in the French form Michel. In Japanese usage, マイケル can be written in the Roman alphabet as Maikeru.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
マイケル has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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