Michal

Michal
This is a European medieval surname of Crusader, but ultimately biblical origins. Deriving from the ancient Hebrew name "Micha-el" meaning "He who is like god", it was introduced from the Holy Land by returning warriors from the various Crusades commencing in the 12th century and which continued for several centuries with minimal success. During the period of the Christian Revival at this time, the name rapidly became established as firstly one of the most popular baptismal names, and within a generation as one of the early surnames. Part of this popularity was due to the conviction that the name was originally the warcry of the archangel, in his defeat of Satan! Over two hundred spellings have developed in every Christian county of the western hemisphere, and these spelllings include Michael (England), Michell and Mitchell (Scotland), Miell, Miall, Michel, Micheau, and Micheu (France), Michele and Micheli (Italy), Miguel ( Portugal & Spain), Miell and Michal (Poland), Michel (Hungary), with diminutives Michelet, Michelin (France), Misisch and Miscke (Germany), Michalik and Mielnik (Poland), Michaley (Czech), Miko (Hungary), and patronymics such as Michaelson, Mikkelsen, Mikhalkov, Michaeliewicz, and many, many, more. It was in England that the first recordings are to be found with Michaelis de Areci appearing in the Danelaw Rolls for the city of London, in 1160, although the first surname recording would seem to be in Scotland when Magister Michael appears in the register of Scone Abbey, in 1214. A notable early namebearer was Blaunpayn Michael, a Latin poet who flourished circa 1250, and was traditionally dean of Utrecht, in the Netherlands. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation, and throughout the centuries these have continued to "develop", often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

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  • Michał — Michal ist eine Variante des männlichen Vornamens Michael, kommt aber auch als weiblicher Vorname vor. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Bekannte Namensträger 2.1 Michal 2.2 Michał 3 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • MICHAL — (Heb. מִיכַל), the youngest daughter of King saul (Sam. 14:49), who loved david and was given to him in marriage after he had killed 200 Philistines (in the Septuagint – 100). Michal s father had insisted on this as the condition for the marriage …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Michal — ist eine im Tanach, der hebräischen Bibel, erwähnte Frau. Sie war die jüngste Tochter des israelitischen Königs Saul. Sie verliebte sich bald, nachdem David Goliath getötet hatte, in den Schafhirten. Saul willigte nur mit Widerwillen ein, da er… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Michal — est un prénom féminin. Pour son équivalent masculin, reportez vous à Michael. Michal aide le jeune David à s échapper dans I Samuel 19 12 (gravure de Gustave Doré, 1865) Michal, parfois orthographié Michol, Mical ou Mikal, (en hébreu: מיכל) était …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Michal Áč — Personal information Full name Michal Áč Date of birth 17 May 1985 (1985 05 17 …   Wikipedia

  • Michal — f Biblical name (meaning ‘brook’ in Hebrew) borne by a daughter of Saul who married King David. It is probably through confusion with this name that MICHAEL (SEE Michael) has occasionally been used as a female given name in the English speaking… …   First names dictionary

  • Michal — Not to be confused with Michał (disambiguation). For other uses, see Michal (disambiguation). Two window scenes Gustave Doré (1865) …   Wikipedia

  • Michal — noun A daughter of Saul and wife of David. And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Sauls daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart …   Wiktionary

  • Michal —    Rivulet, or who as God?, the younger of Saul s two daughters by his wife Ahinoam (1 Sam. 14:49, 50). Attracted by the graces of his person and the gallantry of his conduct, she fell in love with David and became his wife (18:20 28). She showed …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

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