Michael

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Michael m. Hebrew מי כאל 'who is like God?'

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

The English form Michel is witnessed in 1379 in the relational byname Michelsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 297).

Belgium

Middle Dutch: ● 1377 Michiel (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 78
Dutch: ● 1597x1598 Michiel BoonenGes p. 326, Michielen (dat) ibid. p. 371, Michiels (gen) ibid. p. 325

Brabant

Latin: ● 1312 Michael (nom) JeanIII p. 24

Czech Republic

Latin: ● 1349 Michaelis (gen) chlumecky 120; 1356 Michaele (abl) ibid. 117; ◑ 1358 Michkoni (dat) chlumecky 239, p. 31
Middle High German: ● 1373 Michel (nom) Rössler1 102; 1390 Michel (nom) ibid. 119

Denmark

Danish: ● 1581 Michel KD-1 no. 362, Michell ibid. no. 362

England

Latin: ● 1161x1184 Michael (nom) MDE p. 227, no. 1; 1185x1186 Michael (nom) PR-XXXVI p. 14, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 15; 1189 Michael (nom) GASurv p. 206; 1222 Michael (nom) StPaulDom p. 8; 1299 Michael (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 2; 1340xc1450 Michael (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 50; 1379 Michaelus (nom) WRYPT1 p. 6; 1381 Michael (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 116, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 99, Michaelis (nom) ibid. p. 76, Michaelus (nom) ibid. p. 71; 1552 Michaell (nom) StMartF p. 57; 1568 Mighell (nom) Chst-1 p. 11
Dutch: ● 1572 Michael AuFr Bimmos; 1574 Michiel ibid. Courseles; 1575 Michiel ibid. Courselis; 1578 Michiels (gen) ibid. Corselis; 1580 Michiel ibid. Capellen; 1588 Michiel ibid. Block; 1594 Michiel ibid. Corselis; 1596 Michiel ibid. Droeshout; 1599 Michiel ibid. Droussaut
Early Modern 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; 1556 Michaell PRThirsk p. 1; 1557 Michaell ibid. p. 2; 1562 Michael COmar-vol2 p. 47, Mihill StAnthonlin p. 15; 1563 Michaell ibid. p. 16; 1564 Michell Redruth-Co p. 6, Mychell COmar-vol5 p. 83; 1567 Mychell ibid. p. 3; 1568 Michael Redruth-Co 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 Michael COmar-vol2 p. 122, Michaell BUmar-vol2 p. 116; 1581 Michael ibid. p. 63, Michaell StAnthonlin p. 28, Mychell COmar-vol5 p. 6, Myghell HAmar-vol9 p. 92; 1582 Michaell StAnthonlin p. 29; 1583/4 Michael BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1584 Mychael BEmar-vol2 p. 130, Mychaell Bar-in-El p. 25; 1585 Michael ibid. p. 14, DEmar-vol2 p. 11; 1586 Mychell COmar-vol5 p. 8; 1587 Michaell BUmar-vol2 p. 117; 1588 Mychaell Bar-in-El p. 13, Mychall ibid. p. 13; 1589 Michael DEmar-vol2 p. 17; 1590 Michael ibid. p. 20, Mychaell BEmar-vol2 p. 130; 1591 Mychell COmar-vol5 p. 9; 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, Mychell COmar-vol5 p. 86; 1597 Michael DEmar-vol2 p. 36; 1598 Michael ibid. p. 38, Mychaell StAnthonlin p. 39; 1599 Michaell Bar-in-El p. 35

Estonia

Middle Low German: ● 1378 Michel BbRT p. 335; 1413 Michel ibid. p. 346; 1421 Michel ibid. p. 349; 1425 Mychel ibid. p. 350; 1442 Mychgel ibid. p. 364; 1524x1532 Mihell (nom) Saareste1923b p. 139; 1592 Mickel Tiik1977 p. 287; ◑ 1524x1532 Micku (nom) Saareste1923b p. 145, Mickw (unc) ibid. p. 145; 1592 Mick Tiik1977 p. 286
Early Modern Swedish: ● 1565 Michill (nom) Hiiumaa p. 126; 1576 Michell (nom) ibid. p. 218; 1583 Michell (nom) ibid. p. 126; 1587 Micko ibid. p. 85; ◑ 1564 Michel (nom) Hiiumaa p. 126; 1576 Mick (nom) ibid. p. 27, Micke (nom) ibid. p. 85; 1577 Miche (nom) ibid. p. 85

Finland

Early Modern Swedish: ● 1548 Michill (nom) Audén1980 p. 170, Michils (gen) ibid. p. 167; 1582 Michil (nom) ibid. p. 172

France

Latin: ● 1171 Michael (nom) clairvaux-12thc 139; 1179 Michaele (abl) ibid. 177; 1180 Micaele (abl) RotScaNor p. 19; 1236 Michael (nom) NDParisII 2-XXXIX; 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; 1267 Michael (nom) NDParisII 2-XXIX, Michaelem (acc) ibid. 2-XXIX, Michaeli (dat) ibid. 2-XXIX; 1268 Michael (nom) ibid. 2-V; 1269 Michael (nom) ibid. 2-III; 1270 Michael (nom) ibid. 2-XLI; 1273 Michael (nom) RegToul-13thC p. 24; 1292 Michaelis (gen) HistHdVParis p. 116; 1300 Michaelis (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 382; 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: ● 1290 Michiel (obl) HistHdVParis p. 106; 1292 Michel (obl) ibid. p. 111, Michiel (obl) ibid. p. 113, MemBret-I 1102; 1293 Michiel (obl) HistHdVParis p. 120; 1296 Michiel paris1296 p. 10; 1298 Michiel (obl) HistHdVParis p. 142; c1301 Michel (obl) ibid. p. 151; 1301 Mikiel (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 287; 1313 Michel Paris1313 p. 19, Michiel ibid. p. 4; ◑ 1292 Michelet 1292paris p. 2; 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; 1404 Michel HistHdVParis no. 4; 1415[1469x1471] Michiel Waurin p. 227; 1418 Michault DdB1418 p. 200, HGParis p. 376, Michiel DdB1418 p. 196, HGParis p. 372, Michielle DdB1418 p. 196; 1421 Michault favier 344, Michiel ibid. 253; 1423 Michiel ibid. 104; 1438 Michault ibid. 87, Michiel ibid. 68; 1504 Michel HistHdVParis no. 6; 1561 Michel RegPCC-1 p. 4; 1562 Michel ibid. p. 6; 1563 Michel ibid. p. 19; 1564 Michel ibid. p. 46; 1565 Michel ibid. p. 110; 1566 Michel ibid. p. 202; 1567 Michault ibid. p. 341, Michel ibid. p. 281; 1568 Michel ibid. p. 363; 1570 Michel ibid. p. 422; 1571 Michel ibid. p. 436; 1587 Michel RTFProvins 110; 1599x1600 Michel HistHdVParis no. 31; ◑ 1392 Michelet MemBret-II col. 611; 1418 Michelet DdB1418 p. 198, HGParis p. 374; 1421 Michelet favier 38, Michellet ibid.; 1423 Michelet ibid. 325

Germany

Latin: ● 1259 Michahelis (gen) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI; 1322 Michahel (nom) SMM p. 159, Michahelez (nom) ibid. p. 160, Michahelis (gen) ibid. p. 160, Michel (nom) ibid. p. 160; 1341 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 166, Michaelem (acc) ibid. p. 166, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 166; 1394 Michahel (nom) ibid. p. 185, Michahelis (gen) ibid. p. 179; 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; 1409 Michele (acc) UrkJen2 17; 1410 Michel (nom) mairhofer DCXCI; 1419 Michel (nom) ibid. DCCXI; 1428 Michel (nom) ibid. DCCXXVII; 1429 Michel (nom) ibid. DCCXXX; 1497 Michel Nurn1497 p. 1, Michell ibid. 40
Middle Low German: ● 1454 Michel VFBStralsund 679, Michels (gen) ibid. 679

Hungary

Latin: ● 1301 Michael (nom) Slíz p. 300, s.n. Michael, Michaeli (dat) ibid. p. 300, s.n. Michael; 1302 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 300x301, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael; 1303 Micael (nom) ibid. p. 314, s.n. Michael, Micaelis (gen) ibid. p. 314, s.n. Michael; 1304 Micaelem (acc) ibid. p. 314, s.n. Michael, Micaeli (dat) ibid. p. 314, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael; 1305 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael; 1306 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael; 1307 Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael; 1308 Micaele (abl) ibid. p. 314, s.n. Michael, Michael (nom) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael; 1310 Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael; 1311 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael; 1313 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael; 1314 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael; 1315 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael; 1317 Michaële (abl) CDH-VIII-II X, Michaëlis (gen) ibid. VI; 1318 Micael (nom) Slíz p. 314, s.n. Michael, Micaeli (dat) ibid. p. 314, s.n. Michael, Micalis (gen) ibid. p. 314, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael; 1319 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael; 1320 Michaelem (acc) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael; 1321 Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael; 1322 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael, Michaelem (acc) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael; 1323 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael; 1324 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) CDH-VIII-II CCLXX, Slíz p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaeli (dat) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) CDH-VIII-II CCLXX, Slíz p. 302, s.n. Michael; 1325 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael; 1327 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaelem (acc) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael; 1328 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael; 1329 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaelem (acc) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael; 1330 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 304, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 304, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 304, s.n. Michael; 1331 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 304, s.n. Michael; 1332 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 304, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 304, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 304, s.n. Michael; 1332x1337 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 304, s.n. Michael; 1333 Michaelem (acc) ibid. p. 310, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 310, s.n. Michael; 1334 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 311, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 311, s.n. Michael; 1335 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 311, s.n. Michael, Michaelem (acc) ibid. p. 311, s.n. Michael, Michaeli (dat) ibid. p. 311, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 311, s.n. Michael; 1336 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 303, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 311, s.n. Michael, Michaeli (dat) ibid. p. 311, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 311, s.n. Michael; 1337 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 302, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 311, s.n. Michael; 1338 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 311x312, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 304, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 312, s.n. Michael; 1339 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 312, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 312, s.n. Michael, Michaelem (acc) ibid. p. 312, s.n. Michael, Michaeli (dat) ibid. p. 312, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 312, s.n. Michael; 1340 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 312, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 312, s.n. Michael; 1341 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 301, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 313, s.n. Michael, Michaeli (dat) ibid. p. 313, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 313, s.n. Michael; 1342 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 311, s.n. Michael, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 313, s.n. Michael, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 313, s.n. Michael; 1351 Michaële (abl) CDH-IX-II I; ◑ 1313 Myxe (nom) Slíz p. 316, s.n. Michael; 1315 Myske (nom) ibid. p. 316x317, s.n. Michael; 1319 Myxe (nom) ibid. p. 317, s.n. Michael; 1324 Michach (nom) ibid. p. 314, s.n. Michael; 1332 Micha (nom) ibid. p. 314, s.n. Michael

Ireland

Latin: ● fin12thC Michaelis (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 20, Michel (nom) ibid. III, p. 21; 1489 Michaelem (acc) RegOct 416; 1501 Michael (abl) ibid. 6, Michaell (nom) ibid. 6

Italy

Latin: ● 1198 Micael (nom) ChStBo1 IV, Michaele (abl) ibid. III; 1265x1339 Michaelis (gen) BBC-Berg 120; 1285 Michaelis (gen) Perugia1285 p. 160; 1310 Michaelis (gen) MonRav-2 CCCL; 1366 Michelis (gen) Livi 21; 1367 Michahel (nom) SMM p. 130; 1376 Michael (abl) DouGen1 p. 37, Michaele (abl) ibid. p. 37, Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 242; 1440 Michahel (abl) CatTir1 95; 1464 Michael (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI, Michaël (nom) ibid. CCXXXI; 1490 Michaelis (gen) VitAs2 III; 1521 Michel (gen) ibid. III; 1527 Michaelis (gen) Rome1527 p. 83; ◑ 1285 Micheloctus (nom) Perugia1285 p. 153; 1310 Michelinus (nom) MonRav-2 CCCL, Michelonus (nom) ibid. CCCL; 1366 Chelli (gen) Livi 3
Italian: ● 1401 Michele SDHK no. 15739; 1513x1521 Michaele LeoX p. 14

Latvia

Middle Low German: ● 1464 Michel Mettig1892 p. 4; 1475 Mychel ibid. p. 11; 1478 Michael ibid. p. 8; 1505 Michaelis ibid. p. 8; 1515 Mychahel ibid. p. 11; 1523 Michahel Arbusow p. 98, Mychgel ibid. p. 97; 1524 Michahel ibid. p. 99; 1532 Michel ibid. p. 97, Mickel ibid. p. 98; 1558 Mickel Arbuzov1920 p. 45, Mickels ibid. p. 46; 1582x1594 Michell ibid. p. 47

The Netherlands

Dutch: ● 1569 Michiel MagMiddelburg-1560; 1570 Michiel ibid.; 1571 Michiel ibid.; 1573 Michiel ibid.; 1577 Michiel NHG-Middelburg p. 40; 1578 Michiel MagMiddelburg-1560; 1579 Michiel ibid.; 1580 Michiel ibid.; 1581 Michiel ibid.; 1582 Michiel ibid.; 1583 Michiel ibid.; 1584 Michiel ibid.; 1585 Michiel ibid.; 1587 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; 1424 Michaeli (dat) RMSRS-2 18

Spain

Latin: ● 1276 Michael (nom) CDGH XLVI, michaele (abl) ibid. XLVI; 1487 Michaelem (acc) carbonell-I 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; 1491 Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 62; 1492 Michaelis (gen) ibid. p. 67
Catalan: ● 1510 Miquel valencia1510 3259
Old Spanish: ● 1225 Migael PHGCRP-I no. 15, Miguel ibid. no. 15
Spanish: ● 1495 Miguel montalvo; 1496 Mjguel olite1496 p. 175; 1567 Miguel SanzSerrano; 1575 Miguel Catalogo-5.2 3793; 1576 Miguel ibid. 3892

Sweden

Latin: ● 1350 Michael (nom) SDHK no. 6014, Michaeli (dat) ibid. no. 6037, Michaelis (gen) ibid. no. 6037
Old Swedish: ● 1409 Mikæl (nom) SDHK no. 17268
Early Modern Swedish: ● 1543 Michels (gen) Audén1980 p. 162

Switzerland

Latin: ● 14thCx1478 Michael (nom) Ob-SPVn (55), Michaelis (gen) ibid. (165), Michaudi (gen) ibid. (136); ◑ 14thCx1478 Michelon (nom) Ob-SPVn (195)

Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, M. Slíz, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Michael". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Michael.