Basque

Mikel

Pronounced MEE-kelShare

Meaning: Who is like God?

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

The Basque form of Michael. It retains the Hebrew rhetorical question behind that biblical name while using a distinct form established in Basque naming.

Nicknames

  • Miki

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Mikel comes from Basque.

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