Given name · Chinese
邁克爾
“who is like God?”
邁克爾 is a masculine given name from English, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Chinese.
ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Michael.
Meaning & origin
What it means
邁克爾 goes back to Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikhaél), meaning “who is like God?”
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Where it comes from
邁克爾 comes from English, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From English Michael, from Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikhaél, “who is like God?”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
邁克爾’s family of names
In Chinese usage, 邁克爾 shares an earlier linguistic root with 米歇爾. In Chinese usage, 邁克爾 was borrowed from the English form Michael. In Chinese usage, 邁克爾 shares an earlier linguistic root with 米迦勒.
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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