Meaning: Who is like God?
The story
The Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Michael. The Hebrew root is a rhetorical question rather than a statement that someone is like God; author Miguel de Cervantes is a notable bearer.
Nicknames
- Migue
- Miguelito
Spellings & variants
Famous namesakes
- Miguel de CervantesNovelist
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Lower in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Miguel comes from Spanish.
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