Miguel

Iberian Peninsula Michael

Miguel is a Spanish and Portuguese form of the name Michael, meaning "who is like God?" Common throughout Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula, it ranks among the most popular masculine names in Spanish-speaking countries: Miguel called to say he'd be late.

The name appears in notable figures from Cervantes to baseball players.

name

Spanish

Language of Iberia

Mexican · Juan · José · Carlos · Pedro · Fernando · Antonio · Diego · surname · patronymic

cultural

salsa

Spicy tomato condiment

quinceañera · familia · hermano · amigo · barrio · community · tradition · celebration · Latino identity · diaspora

religious

archangel

High-ranking celestial being

feast day · devotion · chapel · prayer · veneration · Catholic · orthodox · angel · heavenly

literary

Cervantes

poet · author · novelist · playwright · Spanish literature · Golden Age · Nobel Prize · verse · prose · Argentina

Categories
Opposites
language/cultural form

MiguelMichael

Hebrew name, divine comparison

Michel · Mikhail · Michele · Mitchell · Mike

gender

MiguelMichaela

Feminine given name

Michelle

Phrases
Family

Michael, Michelle, Michaels, Mike, Michaela, Michel, Mikhail, Mikey, Michele

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G