Where it comes from
mi-cha-el (מִיכָאֵל), 'who is like God?'
Also known as
Miguel (Spanish), Michel (French), Michele (Italian), Mikhail (Russian), Mikael (Scandinavian), Mícheál (Irish)
Fun Fact
Michael is named in the Bible as an archangel and is considered a warrior-protector figure in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition alike. The name's question-as-name structure, 'who is like God?', is a distinctive feature it shares with only a handful of other biblical names.