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Where does “Mihai” come from?

Mihai (Romanian) comes 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 “Mihai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMihail—
2Old Church SlavonicМихаилъ—
3Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
4Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
5Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
6Hebrewשמואל—
7Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

Words derived from “Mihai”

  • Mihăescu
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