Michal

See also: Michał and míchal

English

Etymology

From Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”).

Proper noun

Michal

2. (biblical) A daughter of Saul and wife of David in the Old Testament.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 6:16:

     And as the Arke of the Lord came into the citie of Dauid, Michal Sauls daughter looked through a window, and saw king Dauid leaping and dauncing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart.

3. (rather rare) A female given name from Hebrew.

Translations

biblical character

• Czech: Míkal (cs) f
• Danish: Mikal c
• Faroese: Mikal f
• Greenlandic: Mikali
• Hawaiian: Mikala
• Hebrew: מִיכַל (he) f (mikhál)
• Polish: Michał (pl)
• Slovak: Míkal f

female given name

• Czech: Míkal (cs) f
• Hawaiian: Mikala
• Italian: Micol

Anagrams

• Milcah, chilam, chimla

Czech

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Michael, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪxal]

Proper noun

Michal m anim

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
2. a male surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Declension of Michal (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Michal	Michalové
genitive	Michala	Michalů
dative	Michalovi, Michalu	Michalům
accusative	Michala	Michaly
vocative	Michale	Michalové
locative	Michalovi, Michalu	Michalech
instrumental	Michalem	Michaly

Further reading

• “Michal”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Middle English

Proper noun

Michal

1. Alternative form of Michel

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmixaɫ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmixal/

Proper noun

Michal m pers (diminutive Michalec or Michálek)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Michal (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Michal	Michaly	Michali, Michalové
genitive	Michala	Michalú	Michalóv
dative	Michalu, Michalovi	Michaloma	Michalóm
accusative	Michala	Michaly	Michaly
vocative	Michale	Michaly	Michali, Michalové
locative	Michalu, Michalovi	Michalú	Michaléch
instrumental	Michalem	Michaloma	Michaly

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Michal”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Michael, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmixal]

Proper noun

Michal m pers (related adjective michalský, diminutive Mišo or Mišino or Miťo or Michalko or Miško or Miťko)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael

Declension

Declension of Michal (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	Michal	Michalovia
genitive	Michala	Michalov
dative	Michalovi	Michalom
accusative	Michala	Michalov
locative	Michalovi	Michaloch
instrumental	Michalom	Michalmi

Further reading

• “Michal”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024