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Where does “Miguel” come from?

Miguel (English) comes from Spanish Miguel, from Latin Michāēl, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל.

Ancestry of “Miguel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMiguelsaint Michael
2LatinMichāēl—
3LatinMichahel—
4GreekΜιχαήλ—
5Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
6Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
7Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
8Hebrewשמואל—
9Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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