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miguel

/miˈɡɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
Mi-guel
IPA
/miˈɡɛl/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Portuguese and Spanish.

name

A middle name from the same sources as the given name.

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí) Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-) Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él) Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor. Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor. Latin Michāēl Spanish Miguelbor. ▲ Latin Michāēl Old Galician-Portuguese Migael Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel Portuguese Miguelbor. English Miguel Borrowed from Spanish Miguel and Portuguese Miguel. Doublet of Michael, Michel, and Mikhail.

Phrases

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

Rhymes With

well tell hell sell hotel cell fell bell el personnel nfl smell

Questions

How do you pronounce miguel?
The recorded pronunciation is /miˈɡɛl/.
What does miguel mean?
A male given name from Portuguese and Spanish.
Where does miguel come from?
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí) Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-) Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él) Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor. Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor. Latin Michāēl Spanish Miguelbor. ▲ Latin Michāēl Old Galician-Portuguese Migael Old Galician-Portuguese Miguel Portuguese Miguelbor. English Miguel Borrowed from Spanish Miguel and Portuguese Miguel. Doublet of Michael, Michel, and Mikhail.

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