Mikhail
Михаи́лCyrillic[mee-khah-EEL]
«who is like God» Hebrew
Russian form of Hebrew Mikha'el via Greek Michaēl; the archangel's name.
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GenderMale
ElementWaterthe main name day November 21 falls under Scorpio (water)
Passport spellingMIKHAIL
Pronunciationmee-khah-EELМихаи́л
Popularity, Moscow#1 in 202529 453 children, 2015–20262015–2026
Patronymic for the next generationМихайлович / Михайловна
English equivalentMikhail
Name days
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МихаилушкаМихаМишаМишакаМишаняМишараМишатаМишукаМишуляМишуняМишураМишутаМихаляМиханяМихасяАсяМиняМинаМиняшаМинашаМинюшаМинушаМикаМихайлушкаМихайМихайлинкаМихрюткаМишенькаМишечкаМишуткаМихалычМихалнаМишка
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The same name in other languages
| English | Michael (Майкл) |
| German | Michael (Ми́хаэль) |
| French | Michel (Мише́ль) |
| Spanish | Miguel (Миге́ль) |
| Italian | Michel (Мике́ль) |
| Polish | Michał |
| Chinese | 米哈伊尔 (mǐhāyīěr) |
| Japanese | ミハイル (Михаиру) |
| Korean | 미하일 (Mihail) |
| Greek | Μιχαήλ |
| Latin | Michael |