Miguel

Mi·guel
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/miˈɡɛl/

proper noun

A male given name from Portuguese and Spanish.

OriginPortuguese Migue ← Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel ← Latin Michāēl →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Portuguese and Spanish.
  2. A middle name from the same sources as the given name.

Origin

  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. EnglishMiguel

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

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APA

Miguel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miguel

MLA

“Miguel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miguel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Miguel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miguel.

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