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Mihail

mee-hail

Popularity

#10526

stable

Letters

6

Syllables

2

Origin

Russian

Total Births

180

Peak Year

#14 in 2010

First Recorded

1996

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Classic & Timeless

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

A Slavic variation of Michael, which is a Hebrew name meaning 'who is like God?' It's a prominent name in Eastern Orthodox traditions.

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Numerology

5

The Adventurer

Free-spirited, adaptable, and curious. These names carry energy of change and exploration.

Famous Namesakes

  • Mikhail Gorbachev

    Former Soviet leader instrumental in ending the Cold War.

  • Mihail Sholokhov

    Nobel Prize-winning Russian novelist, author of 'And Quiet Flows the Don'.

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Personality Traits

StrongResilientSpiritualCharismatic

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