Where does “Mihăilă” come from?

Mihăilă (Romanian) comes from Romanian Mihai, from Romanian Mihail, from Old Church Slavonic Михаилъ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Mihăilă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMihaicomparable to Michael
2RomanianMihail—
3Old Church SlavonicМихаилъ—
4Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
5Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
6Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
7Hebrewשמואל—
8Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Hebrew שמואל →Every word from Hebrew אֵל →