Michael
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Michael is a masculine given name that comes from Mīkhāʼēl, derived from the question מי כאל mī kāʼēl) meaning "Who is like God?" (literally, "Who is like El?). In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, Mickey, or Mick.
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See also
- Michael (surname)
- Michael (ship), Carrack of the 16th century Kingdom of Scotland
- Mike (disambiguation), common name derived from Michael, with other meanings
- Micky, common name derived from Michael
- Mickey (disambiguation), spelling variant
- Michaels (disambiguation)
- Saint Michael (disambiguation)
- Misha (disambiguation)
- List of most popular given names
- Theophory in the Bible
- Christian Bible
- Catholic Bible (disambiguation)
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