Baby names info for MICHAEL:

• Gender: boy
• Syllables: 2
• Characters: 7
• Pronunciation: MI-kul, muh-KI-el

Origin and Meaning:

• Hebrew meaning of the name MICHAEL for a boy:
  • who is like God

Baby Names Popularity:

• MICHAEL is the 3^rd most popular boy's name in the United States.

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Surnames:

• MICHAEL is a common last name.
  It's the 798^th most common surname in the United States (according to the 2000 U.S. Census).

Alternate Forms and Spellings:

• MAKAIA MAKAIL MAKAIO MAKAYLE MCKALE MICAL MICALE MICHAEAL MICHAIL MICHAL MICHALE MICHALLE MICHEAL MICHEALE MICHEIL MICHEL MICHELANGELA MICHELANGELO MICHIEL MICHL MICHOL MICKAEL MICKEAL MICKEL MICKELL MIGUEL MIGUELANGEL MIKE MIKEAL MIKEL MIKELE MIKELL MIKELLE MIKELTI MIKEY MIKHAEL MIKHAIL MIKHEIL MIKHELLE MIKIE MIKLE MIKO NICHAEL

Nicknames:

• MIKE, MIKEY, MICKEY

MICHAEL appears in the following lists of names:

• Pulitzer Prize-winning authors (fiction)
• Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• NASCAR Nextel Cup Drivers (2006)
• National Spelling Bee winners
• Wimbledon Men's Tennis Champions
• NBA Draft: First overall selections
• Characters in Harry Potter series books
• Nobel Peace Prize winners
• Pro Football Hall-of-Famers
• Basketball Hall of Famers
• Boxing Heavyweight Champions
• Survivor Contestants
• American Idol Finalists
• Time Magazine's 100 most influential people
• National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinees
• Disney actors and actresses
• NFL Draft: First overall selections
• Time Magazine's 100 most influential people (2009)
• The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of Alltime (Premiere)
• Speakers of the House of Representatives (U.S.)
• Tom Hanks roles
• The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of Alltime (Empire)
• Kevin Costner roles
• Brad Pitt roles
• George Clooney roles
• International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
• World Golf Hall of Fame members
• John Goodman roles
• Kevin Bacon roles