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Michael or '''Micha'el''' is a : '''Michiel'''. Michael is a popular name in the countries, and was borne by several rulers of the Byzantine and Russian Empire s. 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 . 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 . Female forms of Michael include Michelle and Michaela , although there are women with the name Michael, such as Michael Learned . Surnames that come from Michael include Carmichael , Dimichele, MacMichael, McMichael, Micallef , Michaelson, and Mitchell . 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 counterpart. Similarly, the Welsh versions "Meical" and "Meic" are pronounced the same way as the English. In Spanish, "Miky" is the shortened form of "Miguel". 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. Maicol is another spelling of "Michael". Mëhill or Mhill is the Albanian for Michael. The first belongs to the southern (Tosk) dialekt, the second to the northern (Gheg) dialekt. RULERS NAMED "MICHAEL" Byzantine emperors
Russian rulers
King of Poland King of Portugal
Rulers of Romania
British Royal Family POPULAR CULTURE
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