Mikael
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== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈmikʰæːˀl]
=== Proper noun ===
Mikael
(biblical) Michael.
a male given name, often also spelled Michael
=== References ===
[1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 9 298 males with the given name Mikael (compared to 60 908 named Michael) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin Michāēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “who is like God?”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmikɑel/, [ˈmikɑ̝e̞l]
Rhymes: -ikɑel
Syllabification(key): Mi‧ka‧el
Hyphenation(key): Mi‧ka‧el
=== Proper noun ===
Mikael
(biblical) Michael
a male given name
==== Usage notes ====
A popular middle name in Finland today.
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
Mikkeli (city)
==== Related terms ====
(male given names) Miika, Miikka, Mika, Mikko, Miko, Miska
(female given names) Mikaela
(surnames) Mikkelä, Mikkilä, Mikkola, Mikkonen, Mikola
==== Statistics ====
Mikael is the 66th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 10,776 male individuals (and as a middle name to 95,856 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 31 female individuals (and as a middle name to 81 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
=== References ===
=== Anagrams ===
kameli
== Icelandic ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmɪːkʰa(ː).ɛ(ː)l/
Rhymes: -ɛːl
=== Proper noun ===
Mikael m (proper noun, genitive singular Mikaels)
(biblical) Michael.
a male given name
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
Mikjáll
== Norwegian ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Proper noun ===
Mikael
(biblical) Michael.
a male given name
==== Related terms ====
Michael, Mikal, Mikkel
=== References ===
[2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 2365 males with the given name Mikael (compared to 4192 named Michael) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 2000s decade. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmiːkaːˌel/
=== Proper noun ===
Mikael c (genitive Mikaels)
(biblical) Michael.
a male given name
==== Usage notes ====
The most common given name of men born in Sweden in the 1960s.
==== Related terms ====
Micael, Michael, Mickael
=== References ===
[3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 126 744 males with the given name Mikael (compared to 38 690 named Michael) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on May 19th, 2011.
=== Anagrams ===
alkemi