Is Michael an irish name? Does it have to be micheal to be considered irish?

Question

My sons middle name is michael. I intended it to be irish as well as just like his dads. 2 years later i discover that my husbands birth certificate says micheal. everything in recent history has michael on it. this includes his military papers, the motgage, our marrage certificate and our sons birth certificate. am i just makeing a big deal out of nothing or what? i should mention that i dislike my mother in law so that would be the only person who points out the birth certificate thing. my own husband didn't even know until he needed his birth certificate. yes i know he probably needed it to get into the service. i guess he didn't notice or didn't tell me. I am a little upset but on the other hand everyone I know spells Michael with ae not ea. What does everyone else think?

Answer 1

In Irish the name Michael is spelt Mícheál and is pronounced mee-hall. No matter what language it is spelt in, it is still the same name so you shouldn't worry about it too much.

Answer 2

Michael In Irish

Answer 3

Alpha is right. Though Michael is a Hebrew name. The Irish spell it Micheal and pronounce it Mee Hall in Irish Gaelic.

Answer 4

They say Mitchell is from Micheal and its Hebrew from the Archangel Micheal it can be spelled many ways Michel,Micheal,Michell,Mitchel,Mitchell,MacMicheal,Carmicheal,MacGillimicheal It was brought to the British Isles by Missionaries and from The Normans who said it in the old French Norman of Michelle

Hebrew: Who is like the Lord; An archangel of Jewish and Christian scripture, Michael is portrayed as a warrior and leader of heaven's armies who defeats and casts out the dragon in the Book of Revelation. Michael has been such a popular name throughout history that a list of famous Michaels would contain hundreds of individuals, including emperors, politicians, writers, poets, actors, sports heroes, and more. . See also Miguel, Misha
(Hebrew) Mika, Mikel; (Latin) Mikelle; (Greek) Mikhalis, Mikhos; (French) Michel; (Italian) Michele; (Spanish) Migel, Migueo; (Gaelic) Micheil; (Irish) Mícheál; (Welsh) Mihangel; (Scandinavian) Mikael, Mikell, Mikkel; (Basque) Miquel; (Slavic) Miko; (Russian) Mikhail, Mischa; (Polish) Michal; (Ukrainian) Mychajlo; (Finnish) Mikko; (Hungarian) Mihaly ; Maichail, Micah, Michail, Micael, Mical, Michiel, Mihail, Mikol, Mycah, Mychal, Mykal, Mykell;
Familiar forms: Mick, Mickey, Miikka, Mike, Micky, Mikey, Miky;
Diminutive forms: Mishenka;

Irish variant is Mícheál

Answer 5

My grandson's is spelled Mikel. I know many people today who deliberately choose alternate spellings for the purpose of being distinctive.
If you hang out here for any length of time, you'll hear us point out that names DO NOT HAVE proven nationalities or origins, and what you consider it to "be" is only your own personal custorm or preference. The only time spelling might really matter is if someone compares his id to the birth certificate, or if you are using a search engine like google (and even google is programmed to say "do you mean .
Mothers in law- I have the world's BEST mother in law, and my daughter's mother in law might go down in history as the worst. But that probably works best in family and relationships section.
With a FRIENDLY hug... yep, I do think you are making a big deal out of nothing. Let us entice you into tracing ancestors, and misspellings become standard operating procedure.

Answer 6

The following Wikipedia web site lists the most popular given names by country:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_popular_given_name

In Ireland, Michael places at number nine while in Malta Michael is the third most popular name. In Austria and in Denmark, "Michael" and "Mikkel" respectively show at number seven.

Just an educated guess, but Michael is probably a fairly common given name in most European countries perhaps because Christians and Jews have historically associated it with the Archangel, Michael. The Qur'an also refers to that Archangel as "Mikhal".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichael_(archangel)

Answer 7

"But in Irish, the word means island". Um, no. The Irish word for island is oileán (pronounced ill-an). I speak Irish and isla doesn't mean anything in Irish. Where on earth did you get that from?

Answer 8

Michael is a name used all over the world and is actually of Hebrew origin. I don't think it matters if you spell it ae or ea. Here are some links with more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Micheal
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Michael

Answer 9

Is there a Michael Adams that live in Ireland?

Answer 10

Its hebrew and it means 'who is like god'
Sorry, its not Irish.