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Michael m. Hebrew לאכ ימ 'who is like God?'

The name of one of the four archangels, venerated as a saint, and of a 10th C Byzantine saint. Wyclif (1395): Miyhel, Mychael.

Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Michael (nom) JeanIII p. 24
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1349 Michaelis (gen) chlumecky 120; 1356 Michaele (abl) ibid. 117
England
Latin
● 1299 Michael (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 2; 1381 Michael (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 116, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 99, Michaelis (nom) ibid. p. 76, Michaelus (nom) ibid. p. 71
English
● 1530 Michael LIWill-III p. 49, Michel ibid. p. 14, Michell ibid. p. 34, Myghell ibid. p. 7; 1549 Mihill StAnthonlin p. 7; 1553 Mihill ibid. p. 10; 1562 Michael COmar-vol2 p. 47, Mihill StAnthonlin p. 15; 1563 Michaell ibid. p. 16; 1564 Michell Redruth-Co p. 6; 1568 Michael ibid. p. 6, Michaell bruton-vol1 p. 5, Michel Redruth-Co p. 6; 1569 Michaell StAnthonlin p. 20; 1571 Myckael BUmar-vol2 p. 116; 1572 Michael ibid. p. 61; 1573 Michaell DEmar-vol1 p. 82, StAnthonlin p. 23; 1574 Michaell ibid. p. 24; 1578 Mychaell BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1579 Michaell BUmar-vol2 p. 116; 1581 Michael ibid. p. 63, Michaell StAnthonlin p. 28; 1582 Michaell ibid. p. 29; 1583/4 Michael BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1584 Mychael BEmar-vol2 p. 130; 1585 Michael DEmar-vol2 p. 11; 1587 Michaell BUmar-vol2 p. 117; 1589 Michael DEmar-vol2 p. 17; 1590 Michael ibid. p. 20, Mychaell BEmar-vol2 p. 130; 1592 Michael DEmar-vol2 p. 25; 1593 Michael ibid. p. 28; 1594 Michael StMary-Ke p. iv; 1595 Michael BUmar-vol9 p. 9, DEmar-vol2 p. 31; 1597 Michael ibid. p. 36; 1598 Michael ibid. p. 38, Mychaell StAnthonlin p. 39
Estonia
Middle Low German
● 1378 Michel BbRT p. 335; 1413 Michel ibid. p. 346; 1421 Michel ibid. p. 349; 1425 Mychel ibid. p. 350
France
Latin
● 1180 Micaele (abl) RotScaNor p. 19; 1257 Michael (nom) ArrestReg-volI XII, Candlemas, Michaelem (acc) ibid. XII, Candlemas, Michaelis (gen) ibid. XII, Candlemas; 1258 Michael (nom) ibid. XIII, Candlemas, Michaelem (acc) ibid. XIII, Candlemas, Michaeli (dat) ibid. XIII, Candlemas; 1273 Michael (nom) RegToul-13thC p. 24; 1301 Michael (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 207, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 224, Michaelis (nom) ibid. p. 200, Mychaelis (gen) ibid. p. 210; 1378 Michael (nom) hanquetvol1 1215, Michaeli (dat) ibid. 268, Michaelis (gen) ibid. 204, Mikaeli (dat) ibid. 2170; 1421 Michaelis (gen) favier p. 126
Old French
● 1296 Michiel paris1296 p. 10; 1301 Mikiel (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 287; 1313 Michel Paris1313 p. 19, Michiel ibid. p. 4
◑ 1296 Michelet paris1296 p. 42; 1313 Michelet Paris1313 p. 9, Michielet ibid. p. 16
Middle French
● 1368 Michiel beauchet-vol1 p. 14; 1392 Michel MemBret-II col. 601; 1418 Michault HGParis p. 376, Michiel ibid. p. 372; 1421 Michault favier 344, Michiel ibid. 253; 1423 Michiel ibid. 104; 1438 Michault ibid. 87, Michiel ibid. 68
◑ 1392 Michelet MemBret-II col. 611; 1418 Michelet HGParis p. 374; 1421 Michelet favier 38, Michellet ibid.; 1423 Michelet ibid. 325
Germany
Latin
● 1401 Mychaeli (dat) HD1401 no. 379; 1408 Michahele (abl) mairhofer DCLXXXIV, Michahelem (acc) ibid. DCLXXXIV; 1426 Michahel (nom) ibid. DCCXXIII, Michahele (abl) ibid. DCCXXIII, Michahelem (acc) ibid. DCCXXIII, Michahelis (gen) ibid. DCCXXIII
Early New High German
● 1400 Michel (nom) mairhofer DCLXVIII; 1402 Michel (nom) ibid. DCLXXII; 1403 Michels (gen) ibid. DCLXXIV; 1410 Michel (nom) ibid. DCXCI; 1419 Michel (nom) ibid. DCCXI; 1428 Michel (nom) ibid. DCCXXVII; 1429 Michel (nom) ibid. DCCXXX; 1497 Michel Nurn1497 p. 1, Michell ibid. 40
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Michaelis (gen) BBC-Berg 120; 1527 Michaelis (gen) Rome1527 p. 83
◑ 1285 Micheloctus (nom) Perugia1285 p. 153
The Netherlands
Dutch
● 1569 Michiel MagMiddelburg-1560; 1570 Michiel ibid.; 1571 Michiel ibid.; 1573 Michiel ibid.
Poland
Latin
● 1228 Michael (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81
Scotland
Latin
● 1174x99 Michaele (abl) CartLevenax p. 12; a1177 Michaele (abl) CartNBer 3; 1214–1226 Michel (abl) morton-vol1 1; 1376 Michaeli (dat) ibid. 16, Michaelis (gen) ibid. 16, Mychaeli (dat) ibid. 16
Spain
Latin
● 1487 Michaelem (acc) carbonell p. 14; 1488 Michaeli (dat) ibid. p. 19, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 24; 1489 Michaelem (acc) ibid. p. 29; 1490 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 48, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 40
Catalan
● 1510 Miquel valencia1510 3259
Spanish
● 1495 Miguel montalvo; 1567 Miguel SanzSerrano
Switzerland
Latin
● 14thCx1478 Michael (nom) Ob-SPVn (55), Michaelis (gen) ibid. (165), Michaudi (gen) ibid. (136)
◑ 14thCx1478 Michelon (nom) Ob-SPVn (195)
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