Saint Michael

proper noun

A religious character named Michael or its equivalents, raised to sainthood.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Saint-Michael · alternative St. Michael · alternative St.-Michael · alternative St Michael · alternative St-Michael

  1. A religious character named Michael or its equivalents, raised to sainthood.
    1. An archangel of the Abrahamic religions
  2. A placename
    1. A parish of Barbados.

      Synonyms: Parish of Saint Michael, Parish of St. Michael, Parish of St Michael, Saint Michael Parish, St. Michael Parish, St Michael Parish

    2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Town of Saint Michael, former name of Bridgetown: a city in Saint Michael parish, Barbados.
    3. alternativeAlternative form of St. Michael; A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
    4. A city in Saint Michael island, Nome, Alaska, United States; named for the island

      Synonyms: Redoubt Saint Michael, Redoubt St. Michael, Fort Saint Michael, Fort St. Michael, Ft. Saint Michael, Ft. St. Michael

    5. An island of Nome, Alaska, United States, named for the archangel; in full, Saint Michael Island.

      Synonyms: Saint Michael Island, St. Michael Island

    6. alternativeAlternative form of St. Michael; A city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States; named for the eponymous church.
    7. An unincorporated community in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States; named for early settler in the area Mike Kyne.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA parish of Barbados.

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Parish of Saint MichaelParish of St. MichaelParish of St MichaelSaint Michael ParishSt. Michael ParishSt Michael Parish

proper nounA city in Saint Michael island, Nome, Alaska, United States; named for the island

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Redoubt Saint MichaelRedoubt St. MichaelFort Saint MichaelFort St. MichaelFt. Saint MichaelFt. St. Michael

proper nounAn island of Nome, Alaska, United States, named for the archangel; in full, Saint Michael Island.

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Saint Michael IslandSt. Michael Island
Also see
bridgetownmichael

Origin

From saint + Michael, from a character named Michael proclaimed as saint, or from being named for a person named Michael who is not a religiously sainted character, with saint attached for a placename format.

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Translations

Arabic القِدِّيس مِيكَائِيل, الْمَلْأَك مِيكَائِيل
  • القِدِّيس مِيكَائِيل (al-qiddīs mīkāʔīl)equivalent of Saint Michael
  • الْمَلْأَك مِيكَائِيل (al-malʔak mīkāʔīl)equivalent of Saint Michael
Basque San Mikel
  • San Mikelequivalent of Saint Michael
Bulgarian Свети Михаил
  • Свети Михаил (Sveti Mihail)equivalent of Saint Michael
Catalan Sant Miquel
  • Sant Miquelequivalent of Saint Michael
Chinese Mandarin 聖彌格 /圣弥格, 米迦勒
  • 聖彌格 /圣弥格 (Shèng Mígè)equivalent of Saint Michael
  • 米迦勒 (Mǐjiālè)equivalent of Saint Michael
Czech Svatý Michael
  • Svatý Michaelequivalent of Saint Michael
Danish Sankt Mikael
  • Sankt Mikaelequivalent of Saint Michael
Dutch Sint-Michiel
  • Sint-Michielequivalent of Saint Michael
Esperanto Sankta Mikaelo
  • Sankta Mikaeloequivalent of Saint Michael
Estonian Püha Miikael
  • Püha Miikaelequivalent of Saint Michael
Finnish Pyhä Mikael
  • Pyhä Mikaelequivalent of Saint Michael
French saint Michel
  • saint Michelequivalent of Saint Michael
German der heilige Michael, Sankt Michael
  • der heilige Michaelequivalent of Saint Michael
  • Sankt Michaelequivalent of Saint Michael
  • St. Michaelequivalent of Saint Michael
Greek Άγιος Μιχαήλ
  • Άγιος Μιχαήλ (Ágios Michaḯl)equivalent of Saint Michael
Hebrew המלאך מיכאל, מיכאל הקדוש
  • המלאך מיכאל (ha-mal'ákh mikha'él)equivalent of Saint Michael
  • מיכאל הקדוש (mikha'él ha-kadósh)equivalent of Saint Michael
Hungarian Szent Mihály
  • Szent Mihályequivalent of Saint Michael
Icelandic Heilagur Mikael
  • Heilagur Mikaelequivalent of Saint Michael
Irish Naoimh Mícheál
  • Naoimh Mícheálequivalent of Saint Michael
Italian San Michele
  • San Micheleequivalent of Saint Michael
Japanese 聖ミカエル
  • 聖ミカエル (Sei Mikaeru)equivalent of Saint Michael
Korean 성 미카엘
  • 성 미카엘 (seong mika'el)equivalent of Saint Michael
Latvian Svētais Miķelis
  • Svētais Miķelisequivalent of Saint Michael
Lithuanian Šventasis Mykolas
  • Šventasis Mykolasequivalent of Saint Michael
Norwegian Bokmål Sankt Mikael
  • Sankt Mikaelequivalent of Saint Michael
Polish Święty Michał
  • Święty Michałequivalent of Saint Michael
Portuguese São Miguel
  • São Miguelequivalent of Saint Michael
Romanian Sfântul Mihail
  • Sfântul Mihailequivalent of Saint Michael
Russian Арха́нгел Михаи́л, Архистрати́г Михаи́л
  • Арха́нгел Михаи́л (Arxángel Mixaíl)equivalent of Saint Michael
  • Архистрати́г Михаи́л (Arxistratíg Mixaíl)equivalent of Saint Michael
  • Свято́й Михаи́л (Svjatój Mixaíl)equivalent of Saint Michael
Scottish Gaelic Naomh Mìcheal
  • Naomh Mìchealequivalent of Saint Michael
Slovak Svätý Michal
  • Svätý Michalequivalent of Saint Michael
Spanish San Miguel
  • San Miguelequivalent of Saint Michael
Swedish Sankt Mikael
  • Sankt Mikaelequivalent of Saint Michael
Turkish Mikâil
  • Mikâilequivalent of Saint Michael
Ukrainian Святий Михаї́л
  • Святий Михаї́л (Svjatyj Myxajíl)equivalent of Saint Michael
Welsh Sant Mihangel
  • Sant Mihangelequivalent of Saint Michael
Cite this entry
APA

Saint Michael. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Michael

MLA

“Saint Michael.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Michael. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saint Michael,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Michael.

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