Michail

Meaning of Michail

Michail, a masculine name rooted in the Greek Μιχαήλ—itself from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (Mikha’el), “Who is like God?”—serves as a distinctive variant of Michael with deep religious and cultural resonance. Long associated with the archangel Michael in Eastern Orthodox traditions, its pronunciations—mee-HAH-ee-l in Greek and mee-KAYL in Russian—reflect its cross-cultural journey. In the United States, Michail has sustained a modest but consistent profile on Social Security charts, recording seven newborns in 2019 (rank 915) after peaking in popularity during the 1970s. Today, its classical heritage and phonetic appeal have found favor among families of Greek, Russian and increasingly Latin American background, offering a name that bridges ancient tradition and contemporary individuality.