Girl · Hebrew
Michal
Say it: mee-KHAL
Meaning
Uncertain. Often taken as a short form of Mikha'el 'who is like God?', but this is not certain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A common girls' name in modern Israel; in Czech and Polish Michal is unrelated in use, being the male form of Michael.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1970s
In the United States
- 7,554 babies given this name since 1911
- At its height in 1976, about 1 in 17,200 girls
- 54 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Mikhal
| Spanish | Mical |
|---|---|
| Italian | Michol |
| Hebrew | Mikhal |
Famous bearers
- Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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