Given name
Michaël
“who is like God?”
In French use, Michaël is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Michaël is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Michaël is a variant of Michael. An origin associated with Michael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Michaël’s family of names
In French usage, Michaël shares an earlier linguistic root with Michel. In Latin usage, Michaël has a related form in Michael. In French usage, Michaël has a conventional equivalent in the English form Michael.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Michaël has relatives in 28 languages.
27 related names in 28 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 38
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- MiguelSpanish, Portuguese
- MikaelSwedish, Norwegian
- Mikhailequivalent
- Mikkoequivalent
- MichalCzech, Slovak
- Mikailequivalent
- MicheleItalian
- MaikelDutch
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- Mykhailoequivalent
- MicaelSwedish
- MihajloSlovene
- MihaiRomanian
- Mayconequivalent
- Miquelequivalent
- Mihaelequivalent
- Michailequivalent
- Mykolasequivalent
- Mikaeloequivalent
- Mikaëlequivalent
- Mihangelequivalent
- Mikhaïlequivalent
- Mihkelequivalent
- Міхаілequivalent
- MichałPolish
- МихайлоUkrainian
- МихајлоSerbian
- МихаилоSerbian
- МихаилRussian
- ミケーレJapanese
- MihályHungarian
- ΜιχαήλοςGreek
- ΜιχαήλGreek
- MikeloEsperanto
- MiĥaeloEsperanto
- MihovilCroatian
- 미가엘Korean
- 米歇勒Chinese
- 麥可Chinese
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Michaël
- Michaël LlodraFrench tennis playerborn 1980
- Michaël CuisanceFrench association football playerborn 1999
- Michaël CianiFrench footballer (born 1984)
- Michaël Dudok de WitDutch animator, director and illustratorborn 1953
- Michaël D'AlmeidaFrench racing cyclistborn 1987
- Michaël Chrétien BasserMoroccan and French footballerborn 1984
- Michaël YounFrench comedian and actorborn 1973
- Michaël R. RoskamBelgian film directorborn 1972
- Michaël PereiraFrench association football playerborn 1987
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