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Where does “Mihail” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Mihail”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Mihail”

  • Mihăileanu
  • Mihăilescu
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