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Where does “Mickey” come from?

Mickey (English) comes from English Mick, from English Michael, from Dutch Michaël, from Vulgar Latin Michael, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל.

Mickey (English): A Mickey Finn; a beverage, usually alcoholic,...

Definitions

  1. A Mickey Finn; a beverage, usually alcoholic,...

Ancestry of “Mickey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMickAn Irishman
2EnglishMichaelthe name of the biblical archangel
3DutchMichaël—
4Vulgar LatinMichael—
5LatinMichahel—
6GreekΜιχαήλ—
7Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
8Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
9Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
10Hebrewשמואל—
11Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

Words derived from “Mickey”

  • Mickeymania
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