Given name · also Latin
Mickaël
“who”·“like”·“God”
Mickaël is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mickaël is built from elements meaning “who” and “like” and “God”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Mickaël comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Latin Michael, 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)
Mickaël’s family of names
In French usage, Mickaël has a conventional equivalent in the German form Michael. In French usage, Mickaël has an alternative spelling in Michaël.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 26
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- MichaelGerman
- Miguelequivalent
- Mikaelequivalent
- Mikhailequivalent
- Mikkoequivalent
- Mikailequivalent
- Michelequivalent
- Micheleequivalent
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People named Mickaël
- Mickaël LandreauFrench football manager (born 1979)
- Mickaël PiétrusFrench basketball player (born 1982)
- Mickaël MadarFrench footballer (born 1968)
- Mickaël GelabaleFrench basketball player (born 1983)
- Mickaël PotéBeninese and French association football playerborn 1984
- Mickaël PagisFrench footballer (born 1973)
- Mickaël TavaresSenegalese-French footballer (born 1982)
- Mickaël BourgainFrench cyclistborn 1980
- Mickaël Delageroad bicycle racerborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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