Given name & surname · also Latin

Michałek

“who”·“like”·“God”

Michałek is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Polish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Michałek is built from elements meaning “who” and “like” and “God”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Michałek comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Polish usage, Michałek is a diminutive of Michał.

Michałek’s family of names

In Polish usage, Michałek is a diminutive of Michał. In Polish usage, Michałek has a conventional equivalent in Michôłk.

Walk Michałek’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

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Mickaël

“who” · “like”

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Mikaa'el

“Who is like God?”

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Michahel

“who is like God?”

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>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Mikâil

Mikâil is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Turkish.

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>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Mikayıl

Mikayıl is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Azerbaijani.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Micheál

“who is like God?”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Mìcheal

“who is like God?”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Michałek’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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