Miguel

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Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí)

Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-)

Proto-Semitic *ʔil-

Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él)

Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor.

Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor.

Latin Michāēl

Spanish Miguelbor.

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Latin Michāēl

Old Galician-Portuguese Migael

Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel

Portuguese Miguelbor.

English Miguel

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɡɛl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

Miguel

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

Derived terms

• Río Grande de San Miguel
• San Miguel de Mercedes
• San Miguel de Tucumán
• San Miguel Ilawod
• San Miguel Ilaya
• San Miguel Tepezontes

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Miguel, from Latin Michāēlem, accusative of Michāēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɡel/ [mɪˈɡil̪]
• Hyphenation: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

Miguél (Badlit spelling ᜋᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish
2. (biblical) Michael, an archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation

Galician

Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí)

Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-)

Proto-Semitic *ʔil-

Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él)

Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor.

Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor.

Latin Michāēl

Old Galician-Portuguese Migael

Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel

Galician Miguel

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel, from Migael, from Latin Michāēl, borrowed from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”), from מִי (mí, “who”) + כַּ־ (ka-, “like”) + אֵל (él, “God”). Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish Miguel.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /miˈɡɛl/ [miˈɣ̞ɛɫ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /miˈɡɛl/ [miˈɣ̞ɛɫ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /miˈħɛl/ [miˈħɛɫ]

• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Hyphenation: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

Miguel m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
2. a middle name derived from the given name
3. (biblical) Michael (an archangel)

Derived terms

• Miguéns
• Miguez
• San Miguel

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Migael (earlier form)

Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí)

Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-)

Proto-Semitic *ʔil-

Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él)

Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor.

Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor.

Latin Michāēl

Old Galician-Portuguese Migael

Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel

From Migael, from Latin Michāēl., ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl, “Who is like God?”).

Proper noun

Miguel m

1. Archangel Michael
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael

Portuguese

Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí)

Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-)

Proto-Semitic *ʔil-

Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él)

Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor.

Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor.

Latin Michāēl

Old Galician-Portuguese Migael

Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel

Portuguese Miguel

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel, from Migael, from Latin Michāēl, borrowed from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”), from מִי (mí, “who”) + כַּ־ (ka-, “like”) + אֵל (él, “God”). Doublet of Michel, Maicol, Maicon, and Micael.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈɡɛw/ [miˈɡɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈɡɛl/ [miˈɣɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈɡɛl/ [miˈɣɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈɡɛ.li/ [miˈɣɛ.li]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

Miguel m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
2. (biblical) Michael (an archangel)

Derived terms

• miguelagem
• miguelista
• migueloso

Related terms

• migué

Spanish

Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí)

Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-)

Proto-Semitic *ʔil-

Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él)

Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor.

Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor.

Latin Michāēl

Spanish Miguel

Inherited from Latin Michāēl, borrowed from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”), from מִי (mí, “who”) + כַּ־ (ka-, “like”) + אֵל (él, “God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɡel/ [miˈɣ̞el]

• Audio (Peru):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

Miguel m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
2. (biblical) Michael
3. a surname

Derived terms

• Migo (“Mike, Mick”)
• Migue (“Mike, Mick”)
• Miguel Ángel
• Miguela (“Michaela”)
• Miguelito (“Mikey, Micky”)

Tagalog

Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí)

Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-)

Proto-Semitic *ʔil-

Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él)

Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor.

Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor.

Latin Michāēl

Spanish Miguelbor.

Tagalog Miguel

Borrowed from Spanish Miguel, from Latin Michāēl, borrowed from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”), from מִי (mí, “who”) + כַּ־ (ka-, “like”) + אֵל (él, “God”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /miˈɡel/ [mɪˈɣɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

Miguél (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish