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Where does “Miquel” come from?

Miquel (Catalan) comes from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Miquel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
2Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
3Hebrewשמואל—
4Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →