Miguel - Wiktionary

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Miguel. Doublet of Michael.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /miˈɡɛl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

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Miguel

1. A male given name from Portuguese or Spanish.
2. A surname from Portuguese or Spanish.

Derived terms

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• Río Grande de San Miguel
• San Miguel de Mercedes
• San Miguel de Tucumán
• San Miguel Ilawod
• San Miguel Ilaya
• San Miguel Tepezontes

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish Miguel, from Latin Michāēlem, accusative of Michāēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /miˈɡel/ [mɪˈɡil̪]
• Hyphenation: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

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Miguél (Badlit spelling ᜋᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish
2. (biblical) Michael, an archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation

Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin Michāēlem, accusative of Michāēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /miˈɡɛl/ [miˈɣ̞ɛɫ]

• IPA(key): (standard) /miˈɡɛl/ [miˈɣ̞ɛɫ]
• IPA(key): (gheada) /miˈħɛl/ [miˈħɛɫ]

• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Hyphenation: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

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Miguel m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
2. a surname transferred from the given name
3. (biblical) Michael (an archangel)

Derived terms

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• Miguéns
• Miguez
• San Miguel

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel (displacing collateral form Migael), from Latin Michāēlem, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”). Doublet of Michel, Maicol, Maicon, and Micael.

Pronunciation

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• (Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈɡɛw/ [miˈɡɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈɡɛl/ [miˈɣɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈɡɛl/ [miˈɣɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈɡɛ.li/ [miˈɣɛ.li]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

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Miguel m (plural Miguéis)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
2. (biblical) Michael (an archangel)

Derived terms

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• miguelista

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin Michāēlem, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /miˈɡel/ [miˈɣ̞el]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

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Miguel m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
2. (biblical) Michael
3. a surname

Derived terms

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• Migo (“Mike, Mick”)
• Migue (“Mike, Mick”)
• Miguel Ángel
• Miguela (“Michaela”)
• Miguelito (“Mikey, Micky”)

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Miguel, from Latin Michāēlem, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

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• (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /miˈɡel/ [mɪˈɣɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Mi‧guel

Proper noun

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Miguél (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish