English
Miguel
Miguel comes from Old Galician-Portuguese Migael, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמִיכָאֵלmīḵāʾēl
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜῐχᾱήλMĭkhāḗl
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMichāēl
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500Migael
- Old Galician-Portuguese, derivedc. 1100–1500Miguel
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמִיכָאֵלmīḵāʾēl
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜῐχᾱήλMĭkhāḗl
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMichāēl
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500Migael
- Old Galician-Portuguese, derivedc. 1100–1500Miguel
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of מִי + אֵל
Biblical Hebrew מִי
Biblical Hebrew כַּ־
Biblical Hebrew אֵל
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל
Today it means
name A male given name from Portuguese and Spanish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל / Miguel