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Where does “Mikhail” come from?

Mikhail (Cebuano) comes from Russian Михаи́л, from Old Church Slavonic Михаилъ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Mikhail (Cebuano): a male given name from Russian

Definitions

  1. a male given name from Russian

Ancestry of “Mikhail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМихаи́лMichael; a usual name of a bear
2Old Church SlavonicМихаилъ—
3Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
4Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
5Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
6Hebrewשמואל—
7Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →