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known as a god Michael can refer to: the given name Michael the authentication algorithm Michael used in WPA the Carl Theodor Dreyer movie Michael from 1924 Operation Michael, a German military operation in World War I the song by Franz Ferdinand (band), Michael (song) The entertainer Michael Jackson This is a disambiguation page... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

Michael or Micha'el is a given name that comes from Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל‎ (mee-KHA-el), meaning "Who is like God?" .^[1] It is in the top 50 most popular boys' names in England and Wales.^[2] The name has been popular in Orthodox Christian countries, and was borne by several rulers of the Byzantine and Russian Empires. In English it is sometimes shortened to Mike or, especially in Ireland, Mick. The name first appears in the Bible, Numbers 13 verse 13, where Sethur the son of Michael is one of twelve spies sent into the Land of Canaan. Look up Appendix:Most popular given names by country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Coptic Orthodox Pope · Roman Catholic Pope Archbishop of Canterbury · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Faith... “Byzantine” redirects here. ... The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... The Book of Numbers is the fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew ba-midbar במדבר, i. ... // [[Image:]] Map of Canaan For other uses, see Canaan (disambiguation). ...

The Archangel Michael, referred to later in the Bible (Daniel 12 verse 1), is considered a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. 29 September is the feast day of the three archangels, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. "Saint Michael" can also refer to Michael HyDinh-Ho and Michael My Huy Nguyen, two of the Vietnamese Martyrs. Archangels are superior or higher-ranking angels. ... Guido Renis archangel Michael (in the Capuchin church of Santa Maria della Concezione, Rome) tramples Satan. ... For other uses, see Book of Daniel (disambiguation). ... In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are often depicted as having halos. ... “Catholic Church” redirects here. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... 12th-century icon of Archangel Gabriel from Novgorod. ... Raphael (Heb. ... The Vietnamese Martyrs also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin, Martyrs of Annam or Martyrs of IndoChina, are saints on the Roman Catholic calendar of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II. Their feast day is 24 November although several of these saints have another memorial day as they were...

Female forms of Michael include Michelle and Michaela, although there are women with the name Michael, such as Michael Learned. Look up Michelle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Michaela is an Irish, English, German, Czech, and Slovak given name. ... Michael Learned (born on April 9, 1938 in Washington, D.C., but lived on a farm with her 5 sisters for the first 10 years of her life) is an American actress, best known for her role as Olivia Walton on The Waltons, which she played from 1972 to 1979. ...

Surnames that come from Michael include Carmichael, Dimichele, MacMichael, McMichael, Micallef, Michaelson, and Mitchell. Carmichael is the name of a place in the State of California in the United States of America. ... Micallef is a Maltese surname. ... Mitchell as a name is a variant form of Michael. ...

Short form and other versions

"Mike", "Mick", "Mikiel", "Mikey", "Mikael", "Mic", "Mischka" (common in Russia) and "Mickey" are short forms of, or nick-names for, Michael as a given name. "Mick" is commonly associated with Irish people.

Meik and Maik are German short forms of Michael. The German pronunciation of both variants is identical to the English pronunciation of "Mike", since both are directly derived from their English counterparts. Similarly, the Welsh versions "Meical" and "Meic" are pronounced in the same way as their corresponding English analogues.

In Russian, "Миша" ("Mischa" or "Misha") is the shortened form of "Михаил" (Michael). "Мишка" (Mishka) is a common diminutive form, and "Миха" (Mikha) is an informal shortened form.

In Hebrew, "מיכה" (Mikha) is a common shortened form of "מיכאל" (Michael, pronounced Mikha'el).

In Dutch, the given name "Chiel" is a variation of Michiel.

Mëhill or Mhill is the Albanian for Michael. The first belongs to the southern (Tosk) dialect, the second to the northern (Gheg) dialect.

Rulers named "Michael"

Byzantine emperors

• Michael I (811-813)
• Michael II (820-829)
• Michael III (842-867)
• Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1034-1041)
• Michael V (1041-1042)
• Michael VI (1056-1057)
• Michael VII (1067-1078)
• Michael VIII Palaeologus (1259-1282)
• Michael IX Palaiologos

Michael I on a contemporary coin Michael I Rhangabes, an obscure nobleman who had married Procopia, the daughter of Nicephorus I, and been made master of the palace. ... Events July 26 - Battle of Pliska: Nicephorus I is defeated by the Bulgar khan Krum, and is succeeded by Stauracius as Byzantine emperor. ... Events June 22 - Byzantine Emperor Michael I is defeated in a war against the Bulgarians. ... Michael II and his son Theophilos, founders of the Amorian dynasty. ... Events Michael II succeeds Leo V as Byzantine Emperor The Historia Brittonum is written (approximate date) Births Rhodri Mawr (the Great), ruler of Gwynedd (Wales) (approximate date) Photius I, patriarch of Constantinople (approximate date) Deaths December 24: Leo V, Byzantine Emperor (assassinated) Shankara, Hinduist teacher Tang Xian Zong, emperor of... Events Egbert of Wessex conquers Mercia and is recognized as Bretwalda. ... This coin struck during the regency of Theodora shows how Michael was less prominent than his mother, who is represented as ruler alone on the obverse, and even than his sister Thecla, who is depicted together with the young Michael on the reverse of this coin. ... Events Oaths of Strasbourg — alliance of Louis the German and Charles the Bald against emperor Lothar — sworn and recorded in vernacular languages. ... Events September - Basil I becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. ... Michael IV (1010 – December 10, 1041), called the Paphlagonian (in Greek, Μιχαήλ Παφλαγών, meaning from the province of Paphlagonia), was Byzantine emperor from April 11, 1034 to December 10, 1041. ... Events April 11 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium marries her chamberlain and elevates him to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael IV. Franche-Comté becomes subject to the Holy Roman Empire. ... Events December 10 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V. Revolt at Worcester against the naval taxes of Harthacanute. ... Michael V Calaphates (1015 - August 24, 1042) (in Greek Μιχαήλ Καλαφάτης, meaning the caulker), was the nephew and successor as Byzantine emperor of Michael IV and adoptive son of his wife Zoë. His surname reflected the early... Events December 10 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V. Revolt at Worcester against the naval taxes of Harthacanute. ... Events April 18/April 19 - Emperor Michael V of the Byzantine Empire attempts to remain sole Emperor by sending his adoptive mother and co-ruler Zoe of Byzantium to a monastery. ... Michael VI Stratioticus, the warlike, was Byzantine emperor (1056 - 1057). ... Events Creation of the Crab Nebula observed by a Chinese astronomer Anselm of Canterbury leaves Italy. ... Events King Macbeth I of Scotland is killed in battle against Malcolm Canmore. ... Michael VII Ducas or Parapinakes, was the eldest son of Constantine X Ducas and Eudocia Macrembolitissa. ... Events Constantine X emperor of the Byzantine Empire dies. ... Events Romanesque church begun at Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain Anselm of Canterbury becomes abbot of Le Bec William the Conqueror ordered the White Tower to be built Births Deaths Categories: 1078 ... The Byzantine Empire in 1265 (William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1911) Michael VIII (1225 – December 11, 1282) was the founder of the Palaeologos dynasty that would rule the Byzantine Empire to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Michael IX Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαήλ Θ΄ Παλαιολόγος, MikhaÄ“l IX Palaiologos), (April 17, 1278–October 12, 1320), reigned as Byzantine co-emperor with full imperial style 1294/1295–1320. ...

Russian rulers

• Mikhail of Vladimir (1174 - 1176)
• Mikhail Yaroslavich (1304 - 1318)
• Michael I (1613-1645)
• Michael II (1917)

Mikhalko Yuryevich (Михалко (Михаил) Юрьевич in Russian) (? - June 20, 1176), Prince of Torchesk (mid-1160s-1173), Vladimir and Suzdal (1175-1176) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1171). ... Events Vietnam is given the official name of Annam by China. ... Events May 22 - Murder attempt by the Hashshashin on Saladin near Aleppo Raynald of Chatillon released from prison in Aleppo May 29 - Frederick Barbarossa is defeated in the Battle of Legnano by the Lombard League leading to the pactum Anagninum (the Agreement of Anagni) September 17 - Seljuk Turks defeat Manuel... Mikhail Yaroslavich before the Mongol khan, by Vasili Vereshchagin. ... Events 20 July - Fall of Stirling Castle: Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold in the Wars of Scottish Independence. ... Events 1 April: Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English Emperor Go-Daigo ascends to the throne of Japan End of the reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan Pope John XXII declares the doctrines of the Franciscans advocating ecclesiastical poverty erroneous Qalaun Mosque, Cairo... Mikhail at the Ipatiev Monastery by Grigory Ugryumov Michael Romanov redirects here. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch of Russia (1878-1918) Grand Duke Michael of Russia, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Romanov (Russian: Михаи́л Александрович Рома́нов) (St. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...

King of Poland

• Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki

Reign From June 19, 1669 until November 10, 1673 Elected On June 19, 1669 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On September 29, 1669 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Coat of Arms Korybut Parents Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska Consorts Elenora Maria Habsburg Children...

King of Portugal

• Miguel of Portugal (often translated as Michael of Portugal)

Miguel I, King of Portugal/pron. ...

Rulers of Romania

• Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazul, Hungarian: Vitéz Mihály); Prince of Wallachia (1593-1601), of Transylvania (1599-1600), and of Moldavia (1600)
• Michael I of Romania

Engraving of Michael the Brave Mihai Viteazu redirects here. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... This article is about the region in Romania. ... For other uses of Moldavia or Moldova, see Moldova (disambiguation). ... King Michael I of the Romanians (born October 25, 1921), Prince of Hohenzollern[1][2][3], reigned as King of the Romanians (in Romanian Maiestatea Sa Mihai I Regele Românilor or Majestatea Sa Mihai I Regele Românilor) from July 20, 1927 to June 8, 1930, and again from...

British Royal Family

• Prince Michael of Kent

Prince Michael of Kent, GCVO (Michael George Charles Franklin Windsor; born 4 July 1942) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary. ...

See also

• List of most popular given names
• Theophory in the Bible

The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. ... // Much Hebrew theophory occurs in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament. ...

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