Etymology

Miguel

Mi·guel
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Today it means: A male given name from Portuguese and Spanish. Full definition →

Portuguese Migue ← Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel ← Latin Michāēl
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrewמִי (mí)
  2. Biblical Hebrewכַּ־ (ka-)
  3. Biblical Hebrewאֵל (él)
  4. Biblical Hebrewמִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)
  5. Koine GreekΜῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)
  6. LatinMichāēl
  7. SpanishMigue
  8. LatinMichāēl
  9. Old Galician-PortugueseMigael
  10. Old Galician-PortugueseMiguel
  11. PortugueseMigue
  12. English todayMiguel

Borrowed from Spanish Miguel and Portuguese Miguel. Doublet of Michael, Michel, and Mikhail.

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