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Miguel

/miˈɡel/

proper noun/miˈɡel/

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael; Michael; a surname

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí) Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-) Proto-Semitic *ʔil- Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él) Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor. Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor. Latin Michāēl Spanish Miguel Inherited from Latin Michāēl, borrowed from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”), from מִי (mí, “who”) + כַּ־ (ka-, “like”) + אֵל (él, “God”).

Miguel — Spanish Dictionary | Passage