Throughout the world, Μιχαήλ (Michael 
, Miguel , Михаил 
, among others...) is a prevalent boy's forename. The given name Μιχαήλ is habitual in Greece, where it is a prevalent boy's name, France, and Russia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, Russia, and Mexico. Very seldom, Μιχαήλ is the last name as well as the forename.
Μιχαήλ is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Mihail, Michel, Miguel, Michael | Germany, Mexico, United States, Argentina, France |
| Михаил | Germany, Russia, Mexico, United States, France |
| Michail | Germany, Spain, United States, France, Brazil |
| Μιχαήλ | Greece |
Lakis, Maycon, Mhill, Michailas, Michaił, Michal, Michalakes, Michalakis, Michales, Michalis, Michas, Michaël, Michał, Michele, Michiel, Michoel, Mickaël, Mihael, Mihai, Mihailo, Mihails, Mihajlo, Mihaly, Mihangel, Mihhail, Mihkel, Mihály, Mijail, Mijailo, Mijaíl, Mika, Mikael, Mikaelo, Mikaels, Mikail, Mikayel, Mikel, Mikhael, Mikhail, Mikhal, Mikhaïl, Mikheil, Mikis, Mikko, Miquel, Missas, Mitchel, Mixail, Mychajlo, Mychajło,
Μιχαήλ is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Michael the Archangel , the archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings, Bible; Michael Jordan , the main protagonist in the 1996 film Space Jam; Spider-Man 2099 , the superhero appearing in Marvel Comics, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Emil Svensson , the fictional character in Astrid Lindgren's books, That Boy Emil and Booster Gold , the fictional character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and in many other works.
| μιχαήλ λαχανοδράκω Byzantine governor and general, supporter of iconoclasm (b. 701) |
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μιχαήλ β' ο τραυλός Byzantine emperor, TR (b. 770) |
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μιχαήλ γ΄ ο μέθυσος Byzantine emperor from 842 to 867 (b. 840) |
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μιχαήλ μαλείνος Orthodox monk (b. 894) |
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μιχαήλ βούρτζης Byzantine general (b. 930) |
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μιχαήλ δ΄ παφλαγών Byzantine emperor, TR (b. 1010) |
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| μιχαήλ ἀτταλειάτης; Byzantine judge and historian of the 11th century, TR (b. 1021) |
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| μιχαήλ ἐφέσιος Byzantine philosopher (b. 1070) |
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| μιχαήλ ἰταλικόςn Byzantine literary (b. 1090) |
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| μιχαήλ σαρωνίτης Byzantine general (b. 1100) |
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| μιχαήλ ίασίτης Byzantine nobleman, son-in-law of Alexios I Komnenos (b. 1100) |
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| μιχαήλ γλυκάς Byzantine historian, theologian, mathematician, astronomer, and poet, GR (b. 1125) |
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μιχαήλ β΄ κομνηνός δούκας despot of Epirus (b. 1205) |
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μιχαήλ η΄ παλαιολόγος Founder of the Palaiologan dynasty (1224-1282) (b. 1224) |
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| μιχαήλ ἀσπιέτης Byzantine general (b. 1200) |
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