This is an accepted version of this page Michael is a common masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase מי כאל‎ mī kāʼēl, 'Who [is] like-El', in Aramaic: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ (Mīkhāʼēl [miχaˈʔel]).

The name first appears in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Numbers 13:13, where Sethur the son of Michael is one of 12 spies sent into the Land of Canaan.

For the Roman Catholic Church, 29 September is the feast day of the three archangels: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.

For the Orthodox Church, 8 November is the feast day commemorating the archangels Michael and Gabriel, as well as the whole host of angels, while the Monday of each liturgical week likewise corresponds to the "Bodiless Powers."

It was the third most popular in Finland from 2010 – March 2015 (as Mikael),[13] seventh in Russia in 2009 (as Mikhail),[14] 14th in Spain in 2012 (as Miguel),[15] and 15th in Denmark (as Mikkel).