Last name origin & meaning: English, German, Dutch, and Jewish: from the personal name
Michael, ultimately from Hebrew Micha-el ‘Who is like
God?’. This was borne by various minor Biblical characters and by one
of the archangels, the protector of Israel (Daniel 10:13, 12:1;
Rev. 12:7). In Christian tradition, Michael was regarded as the
warrior archangel, conqueror of Satan, and the personal name was
correspondingly popular throughout Europe, especially in knightly and
military families. In English-speaking countries, this surname is also
found as an Anglicized form of several Greek surnames having
Michael as their root, for example Papamichaelis
‘Michael the priest’ and patronymics such as Michaelopoulos. This name appears in the following lists:
Alliterative Names,
Angels,
Child Stars,
Dancers,
Poets,
Olympic Medalists,
Pop Princes and Princesses,
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